Putin’s monstrous nuclear gamble is his most dangerous yet
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As victory slips from Putin’s grasp, the forces under his command are resorting to increasingly brutal unconventional tactics in pursuit of victory. The most recent turn has been the use of local infrastructure as a weapon; attacking hospitals, schools and power infrastructure in the vain hope it will lead to capitulation.
As victory slips from Putin’s grasp, the forces under his command are resorting to increasingly brutal unconventional tactics in pursuit of victory. The most recent turn has been the use of local infrastructure as a weapon; attacking hospitals, schools and power infrastructure in the vain hope it will lead to capitulation.
The most important thing to understand is that the Russian military is monstrous. Its leaders are aloof and arrogant, out of touch with what’s happening at the front, while junior officers are too frightened to push bad news up the chain. The brutality of Russian command – where hit squads wait at the rear to shoot anybody taking a backward step – is evidence of its utter lack of scruples. They will do anything to try and grasp victory, or at least avoid defeat.
Now that this has failed, the next step could be the detonation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as an improvised nuclear weapon. In Syria, when all else failed, the Russians allowed President Assad to use chemical weapons to subjugate the civilian population. A nuclear “accident” would be in-keeping with this deranged doctrine.
The potential for an “accident” is clear. It has been reported that Russian forces will withdraw from the plant tomorrow; the opportunity to avert one on the ground may have passed. The West must make clear to Putin that if he carries through with this, then he will lose the war. The supplies of weapons to Ukraine will be ramped up, again, and again, and again until there is not a single Russian tank left intact – and he, in turn, is brought down by his own internal enemies.
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