Putin Associate Identifies 4 NATO Nations Russia Might Target with Nuclear Arms

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A high-ranking official with ties to the Kremlin has made a pointed declaration that Russia would deploy nuclear arms against certain NATO countries in Europe if it were to face military defeat. Sergei Karaganov, the honorary chairman of Russia's Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, mentioned in January that Russia would aim for the two most powerful nations in Europe with nuclear capabilities. This warning comes in conjunction with Russia's most extensive nuclear drills in years, held from May 19-21, which the Russian Defence Ministry clearly indicated were preparations for potential nuclear engagement. Analysts from the Atlantic Council interpret this nuclear posturing as a sign of Russia's vulnerabilities rather than an indication of strength.

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00:00A Kremlin-connected official has explicitly named which NATO countries Russia would target

00:05with nuclear weapons if facing military defeat.

00:08Sergei Karaganov, a top Putin advisor, said Russia would strike Europe's two strongest

00:13military powers first.

00:15He said Europe has forgotten what war is, and Russia's job is to remind them, hopefully

00:21without using nuclear weapons.

00:23The Atlantic Council calls this nuclear blackmail, a sign that Russia is losing, not winning.

00:30Russia's largest nuclear exercise in years, just completed May 21st, was explicitly framed

00:36as rehearsing nuclear weapons use.

00:38NATO has 42 now 15 warheads in response.

00:41But the question is not about numbers.

00:44It is about who is willing to use them first.

00:47Putin is betting Western democracies will blink before Russia does.

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