If European NATO members provoke Moscow into a nuclear response, the US might stay on the sidelines, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated. At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday, Putin addressed a question about the increasingly aggressive rhetoric from some European capitals, which moderator Sergey Karaganov likened to the baying of hyenas. “The Europeans have to consider: if those we exchange [nuclear] blows with are obliterated, would the Americans engage in such an exchange, at the level of strategic weapons, or not? I very much doubt it,” Putin responded. Putin explained that while both the US …
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