Security hawk says Russia will take more steps up nuclear 'ladder of escalation'


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Nov 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to HSE University Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs Sergey Karaganov before a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 7, 2024. Sputnik/Kirill Morozov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia will keep sending nuclear warning signals to its enemies in the West until they get the message, an influential foreign policy hawk said on Wednesday.

Security expert Sergei Karaganov has consistently urged President Vladimir Putin to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, and in the past has even advocated a pre-emptive strike on a NATO country.

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