“Starting from a purely abstract, conceptual hypothesis, the nuclear option is unfortunately being invoked with increasing concreteness as the days of conflict in Ukraine progress, and there are fears that as the ‘noose’ around Putin’s neck tightens, the possibility of the recourse to nuclear weapons, a non’utopian’ perspective emerges more and more”. This was reported to Adnkronos by General Leonardo Tricarico, the former Air Force Chief of Staff.
“Medvedev himself conjured up nuclear weapons after Finland and Sweden announced their intention to join NATO,” he adds. In order to corner Russia by making it evaluate the use of its own warheads, nuclear, even “tactical”, there are a number of factors that are increasingly isolating Moscow. “The growing difficulties on the ground against the Ukrainian resistance, Western sanctions, international isolation, personal insults and abuse against Putin and especially the possible expansion of NATO,” explains Tricarico.
“For Putin it now seems that there are no ‘open doors’, no one is demanding negotiations, a ceasefire. To get out of this worrying impasse, someone is needed to diffuse a situation that could become highly dangerous and could lead to more worrying scenarios stresses General Tricarico It’s a senseless war, perhaps triggered by “character outbursts”. The winning cards can primarily be played by the United States, and so we must hope for a reassessment of the whole situation by the United States, leading to a new course of events. But Europe too he concludes is time to think and defend its own interests”.