“It will depend on Putin’s red lines.” A military expert on the potential action of the West

In response to the question of whether the West should take more radical steps, that is, whether NATO should be more involved, he said: “From the point of view of the Baltic states, of course, you have your own history from the days of the USSR, for years that warns of Putin’s aggression, but the West has not listened.

I know that Putin has already launched nuclear weapons and is bluffing a lot, but as his military is not doing well (I think if things don’t change, the Ukrainians will beat them next year), however, cornered, Putin it will start to aggravate the situation in such a way as to legitimize the use of nuclear weapons “.

He said it could lead to a similar level, for example, to the Cuban Missile Crisis, where the West has to make very serious decisions on which path to lean.

“It seems to me that this conflict will unfortunately go in this direction. It will depend on Putin’s red lines.

But until then, a good solution against the current attacks would be the “NASAMS” air defense system. It is very good at intercepting short-range missiles launched from Russia, which are very difficult to intercept, “the expert said.

Patrick Barry points out that defense mechanisms should be taken into consideration. “The Ukrainians are also asking for the heavier long-range missiles. But then there is the question of where they will be used. The Ukrainians said they would be happy to inform the Americans about the observed targets. But if this were not the case. And if it is launched a missile, for example, to For the logistics systems of the Russian city of Belgorod?

This would mean an extremely high risk of escalation, and it is very important to remain lucid in the face of the brutality of the Putin regime. And the [atomieroču pielietošanas] risk, and it is growing as Russian troops are pushed back. This risk is great and is becoming more and more threatening for all of us. “