Putin Will Use Nuclear Weapons!

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In the shadowed corridors of power, where the ghosts of Cold War rivalries still linger, a voice from the Kremlin's inner circle has delivered a stark, apocalyptic message. On January 14, 2026, Sergey Karaganov—a former adviser to Presidents Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin, and current head of Russia's influential Council for Foreign Affairs issued a warning on BBC  that sent shockwaves across the West: if the war in Ukraine drags on and Russia edges toward defeat, nuclear weapons will rain down on Europe, leaving the continent "finished physically."

Karaganov painted a picture of Russian frustration boiling over. Karaganov dismissed European hopes of defeating Russia as a "fantastic illusion," born of the "intellectual incapacity" of leaders who have forgotten the true horror of war. "What is defeat of Russia?" he asked. "If Russia comes ever close to a defeat, that would mean that Russia now would use nuclear weapons and Europe would be finished physically."

Karaganov spared no scorn for the continent he once saw as a cultural beacon. "Everybody in the world now laughs at Europe," he declared, "which used to be, by the way, one of the core centers of world power. Now it’s a joke." He conceded there are "decent" and "smart" Europeans, but accused the majority of living in denial, believing "war will never come to their territory." In his view, Russia's mission includes "bring[ing] them to senses hopefully without using nuclear weapons"—a hope laced with menace.

Most alarmingly, Karaganov singled out key NATO powers. He criticized his own government for being "too prudent and too patient" with Europe, warning that continued support for Ukraine—sacrificing "numerous Ukrainians and others"—would force Moscow to "punish them severely. Hopefully in a limited sense." Reports and discussions around the interview highlighted specific targets: Germany, described as historically the "source of the worst in European history," and the United Kingdom, both potentially facing annihilation to break Western resolve.

This is not idle rhetoric from a fringe figure. Karaganov has long advocated lowering the threshold for nuclear use, arguing in past writings that targeted strikes could "bring those who have lost their mind to reason" and restore deterrence. His words echo Russia's updated nuclear doctrine, which permits escalation in existential threats, and come at a time when Western aid to Ukraine continues despite calls for de-escalation.

Yet the implications are terrifying. A "limited" nuclear exchange—perhaps tactical strikes on military or symbolic targets—could spiral into full-scale catastrophe, triggering NATO's Article 5 and drawing the world into thermonuclear war. Europe, once the cradle of civilization, now stands accused of provoking its own destruction through hubris and amnesia.

As the Ukraine conflict grinds on into 2026, Karaganov's threat hangs like a mushroom cloud on the horizon. Europe ignores it at its peril. The next escalation may not be measured in sanctions or missiles, but in radiation and ruin. The clock is ticking—and the button is closer than ever. In the end, the price of continued defiance could be the glowing ashes of a continent that once believed itself untouchable.

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