That's the worrying thing, this arrogance thinking "Putin won't use a nuke, he's bluffing but we'll use it to ramp up tensions" it's the same kind of arrogance I saw during the 2016 election.
They had a plan, all laid out, believed nothing could go wrong but the opponent being a rouge element destroyed it all. I'm getting the same impression here as, pragmatically speak, there are ADVANTAGES for Putin using a nuke against a Ukrainian military instalation if they pushed too far (invaded the new border or assassinated another Putin ally). That is the kind of message the West thinks is unforgivable but the rest of the world including the ones behind OPEC can truly admire.
That's the worrying thing, this arrogance thinking "Putin won't use a nuke, he's bluffing but we'll use it to ramp up tensions" it's the same kind of arrogance I saw during the 2016 election.
They had a plan, all laid out, believed nothing could go wrong but the opponent being a rouge element destroyed it all. I'm getting the same impression here as, pragmatically speak, there are ADVANTAGES for Putin using a nuke against a Ukrainian military instalation if they pushed too far (invaded the new border or assassinated another Putin ally). That is the kind of message the West thinks is unforgivable but the rest of the world including the ones behind OPEC can truly admire.