If Putin Bombs Western Nuclear, Russia’s History Will End

LONDON – British foreign policy expert Nile Gardiner warns Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attack the West with nuclear weapons in his war strategy. If you are determined to do so, he said, Russia’s history will end.

The Kremlin leader has stoked fears that Moscow may now turn to using nuclear weapons to advance its protracted war strategy in Ukraine.

“The reality is Russia’s use of nuclear weapons will be the end of Russia, and they know it,” Gardiner, once an aide to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, told reporters. Express.co.uk.

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“This has been the situation since World War II, and every Russian leader since then understands that Russia making the first move with a nuclear strike would be the end of Russia,” he said.

“Even Britain itself has the ability to cripple Russia with its nuclear arsenal, let alone what the United States has,” he added.

“In fact, only defense from Britain if Russia attacks Britain means the end of Russia.”

But Gardiner also warned that Putin could be at his most dangerous when Russia’s war plans crumble before his eyes, and that he would plot revenge.

He urged the world not to underestimate him and always remain vigilant, comparing the Russian president to a thrashing snake in a bag waiting to bite someone.

The foreign policy expert continued: “Putin is a very angry person these days, always thinking about revenge and all kinds of things.”

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