In response, the Russian Republic Chechnya leader Kadyrov proposed to "use low-equivalent nuclear weapons". After that, the former commander of the US military responded, and was very direct, saying, "If this is the case, the United States will lead NATO to kill the Russian army."
According to reports from Global Times , recently, former U.S. military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan said that if Russia really uses nuclear weapon in the Russian-Ukraine conflict, then the United States will take action with NATO allies to kill the Russian army in Ukraine and the entire Black Sea fleet.
Petraeus said that the reason why the United States has the right to take such action is mainly because once Russia uses nuclear bombs in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the resulting nuclear pollution and nuclear radiation may threaten NATO member states. This is actually a kind of harm and invasion to NATO, so the United States needs to take action to defend NATO.
Although Petraeus is the former highest military commander of the United States, his statement is actually semi-official, because not long ago, US President Biden also warned Russian President Putin in front of the media, saying that Russia should not misjudgment the United States' determination and that the United States will defend every inch of NATO's territory, so Mr. Putin should not misjudgment. From this we can see that President Biden's statement and Petraeus' statement, their theme is actually the same. To put it bluntly, it is to warn Russia not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, otherwise it will face very serious consequences.
Biden did not make this statement clear, but Petraeus is the former US military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a retired senior US military official. It is the most appropriate for him to make such ugly words clearly and clearly.
However, Petraeus also emphasized that even if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the United States and NATO allies are unlikely to respond with nuclear weapons, because this may cause a direct nuclear war between the United States and Russia to , but the United States will definitely use conventional methods to eliminate the threat posed by Russia to NATO countries, including the United States.
So, is it really possible for the Russian side to use nuclear weapons on the Ukrainian battlefield? Judging from the information disclosed by Russia to the outside world, there is indeed such a possibility.
On the one hand, it is because Putin clearly stated in his national televised speech on September 21 that in order to ensure Russia's territorial integrity, he will use all weapons and emphasize that this is not a bluff. After September 27, four Ukraine regions have been merged into Russia in referendum, which means that the Ukrainian army's current attack has become the homeland of Russia. Putin is facing the risk of Russia's invasion and may fulfill his promise to use nuclear weapons.
In addition, the Russian army recently suffered another failure in the Chongliman area of Donetsk . The Ukrainian army attempted to surround the local Russian army or force them to escape with the advantage of six times the force. At present, it has basically controlled this strategic location. Afterwards, Chechen leader Kadyrov was very annoyed by the defeat of the Battle of Final Mann. He not only called on Putin to punish the local Russian commander, but also called for "using small equivalents of nuclear weapons in order to reverse the situation on the battlefield." Therefore, NATO and European countries, including the United States, have to seriously consider the possibility of Putin using nuclear weapons.
It should be emphasized that if Putin uses nuclear weapons, he may be able to make certain military progress, at least effectively curb the attack of the Ukrainian army, but objectively speaking, Russia will also pay a heavy price for it.
