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Andrey Piontkovsky: It Was Plainly Pointed Out To Putin That He Would Be Liquidated82.08.2022, 7:40 23,756 ANDREY PIONTKOVSKYThree reasons have been revealed why the Kremlin head would not dare to take extreme measures against Ukraine.Putin will not risk using either tactical or strategic nuclear weapons. After all, then the dictator will simply be physically liquidated.This is the opinion of Russian opposition politician and publicist Andrey Piontkovsky who shared his viewpoint on the stream of Channel 24. His prediction is that the threat of a nuclear strike on Ukraine is unlikely. But Putin is capable of exploiting one loophole that he may, God forbid, use.3 Reasons Why Putin Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons Against Ukraine:Piontkovsky believes that Putin will not commit such an insane act after all. He gives three important reasons.The first is that Putin likes to use blackmail. It worked in 2008 during the war against Georgia, and in 2009, when Ukraine and Georgia were not given a "green light" to join NATO, and it is still working in a certain sense. Blackmail only works when the threat is not realized. As soon as Putin risks striking with nuclear weapons, everything will be finally determined for him.The second one is that the Americans threatened him quite clearly before: if you use nuclear weapons, there will be a retaliatory strike and the consequent liquidation of Putin. According to Piontkovsky, this was once implied by both Army General Mark Milley and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.The third is that in order to use tactical nuclear weapons it is necessary to "activate a chain" of about 20 people - it must be taken from the depot, transported to a special place and so on. For a strategic one, about 6-7 people are needed. It is unlikely that all of them will turn out to be self-murderers who will deliberately go to their deaths. After all, there will definitely be a retaliatory strike.There Exists a Risk that Belarus will be Involved In a Possible AttackPiontkovsky told about the rumor that Russia has allegedly deployed four nuclear warheads in Belarus. This information has not been confirmed yet. Americans also do not report about it either.But if it turns out to be true, there is a threat that Putin may launch a strike from Belarus - to conduct an operation under someone else's flag. Piontkovsky admits that Putin is not self-destructive and understands the consequences of such a situation.However, the dictator may believe that a blow from Belarus will help him partially avoid possible consequences. After all, then the same Joe Biden will have a dilemma as to whom to hit back. Or maybe it will be limited to less harsh measures.It is also worth bearing in mind the views of US presidential adviser Jake Sullivan, who, according to Piontkovsky, is trying to cut off the flow of military aid to Ukraine."A strike from the territory of Belarus may seem less dangerous to Putin personally than from the Russian territory. And then he won't get an automatic response. However, I still think that the probability of a strike is low, considering all three reasons," Piontkovsky stressed.
