rhetoric. this is not the first time vladimir putin suggested of their forces using nuclear weapon. coming away from the meeting, he was not sure if vladimir putin will resort into using such weapon if he found himself to be cornered. he noted that he felt putin was aware that he could use the threat of these weapons, tactical nuclear weapons against the international community. a kremlin spokesperson peskov have said russia will use such weapon if the existence of the state are at stake. just here in the u.k. yesterday, warning allies they could be in this fight with russia for the long haul, urging allies to step
said that he felt putin had gone off the rails. and then now this call for a high alert, you know, combat readiness of nuclear forces which is really crazy given that the west and the united states has repeatedly said we re not getting involved militarily. so you raise, you know, an interesting question. is this an existential fear for him that ukraine that is open, thriving, free, become as kind of symbol of everything russia is not. and maybe that is at the heart, the nature of the threat that ukraine poses to russia. it seems like ukrainians, they don t want to become russians but you have a lot of russians who i suppose if you gave them the choice might want to be more ukrainian in terms of their way of life and the way that they have freedoms in ukraine that they don t have in russia. you know, the ukraine delegation has agreed to meet with the russians at the border with