Putin Could Use Nukes If This Captured Town Is Taken Back By Ukraine, Says Former Russian Opposition Figure

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would be ready to use nuclear weapons in case Ukraine attempts to recover a key territory, according to an expert. What Happened: “Putin will react to attempts to seize Kherson as an existential threat to Russia – as he considers that to be part of Russia already – and would be ready to use nuclear weapons,” said Andrey Piontkovsky , a former member of the Russian Oppostion Coordination Council, reported Yahoo News. Piontkovsky, a self-exiled dissident, quoted Alexei Venediktov , the former editor-in-chief ... Full story available on Benzinga.com