Stop arguing that Russia is going to fire nukes. It's not, okay? If Russia nukes us, we would nuke them back. Russians, including Putin, don't want to get nuked, therefore they won't fire nukes. This is called MAD. It worked successfully throughout the whole Cold War. There is no reason to believe that it would not still work now.

Also, "global"? Russia stands alone, my friend. Russia has no allies. There would be nothing "global" about NATO bombing some Russians in Ukraine. It would be a very limited war. Russia would not even retaliate against any NATO countries. Know why? Because if it did, then NATO would open up on targets in Russia. Russia loses that fight. It loses that fight 10 out of 10 times.

Here is what would ACTUALLY happen if NATO aircraft began launching strikes:

1. Russians would get obliterated in short order. The Russian SAM defenses would be easily swept aside because they are a paper tiger completely incapable of dealing with either stealth or jamming SEAD operations.

2. The bulk of the Russian military would flee, with or without orders. Many would desert and run for their lives. The Russians aren't willing to die to an unseen enemy that completely outclasses them for the sake of Putin's ego.

3. Ukraine would advance and recapture everything.

4. Putin would bunker up and might very well be killed in the coup or uprising that would follow his utter humiliation.

You all need to wake up and accept the reality that Russia is not the USSR. Russia is a joke compared to what the USSR used to be. It's a rump state, a shadow. It's a relatively poor country with a big but obsolete military, getting clowned on by an even poorer country that should have been an easy kill.