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As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia is getting more desperate. Are we in danger of being pulled into war? Is our safety at risk?

From Newsweek. A Kremlin propagandist has issued the latest nuclear threat against the West regarding the war in Ukraine …

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Igor Korotchenko, editor of the newspaper National Defense and a regular guest on the Russia 1 channel where guests have repeatedly called for strikes against Ukraine’s allies, took exception to criticism of Russian conduct in the war.

“Russia is being warned and threatened that if we misbehave, or if in [NATO senior member for logistics] Ben Hodges’ opinion, we exceed what he considers to be the necessary permissible lines for the use of all types of Russian weapons, he threatens us with more than just strikes on the Crimean bridge,” Korotchenko said. …

Korotchenko said that Hodges believed the U.S. might consider strikes on the bases of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and troops in Crimea, as well as strike Russian naval bases in Tartus, Syria. …

But Korotchenko said there should be a discussion about what will determine “the use and permissibility of tactical nuclear weapons what goals and what tactics we will use.” …

“In response to your attacks on Russian military or civilian facilities, the first strike will be a preventative limited strike against targets on the territory of the United States of America, ” he told the anchor of 60 Minutes, Yevgeny Popov. Last week, Russia announced that its Sarmat strategic missile system, which can reach the U.S., had been put on combat duty. …

In response to Korotchenko’s comments, Hodges told Newsweek that the U.S. administration was “finally realizing that the likelihood of Russia using a nuclear weapon is extremely small.” …

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(Excerpt from Newsweek. Photo Credit: Andy Cat on Unsplash)

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