This is possible even if it is a demonstration explosion somewhere in the sea, he believes.
It is possible that NATO will send its troops to the territory of Ukraine if Russia uses nuclear weapons, even demonstration ones. This opinion was expressed by Russian human rights activist and blogger Mark Feygin in the new issue of the Argument project.
"If we proceed from a rational point of view, then no (Russia's use of nuclear weapons is impossible). The consequences will be irreversible such that the future of the Russian government in general, maybe Russia as such … It will be vague, to put it neatly. Because this will not be an attack by a country with nuclear weapons to a non-nuclear-weapon country, which is Ukraine… The response of the nuclear countries will be accurate and guaranteed. As I predict, if it will be a demonstration explosion somewhere in the sea, so that there are no casualties (although I don’t know what consequences such an explosion), can they go for this … My prediction: then it is possible that NATO will send its troops to the territory of Ukraine to stop it altogether," says Feigin.
At the same time, Bellingcat investigator Christo Grozev doubted the prospect of starting a nuclear war. He emphasized that Russia's nuclear arsenal has not been tested for years, so there is a very high risk that it does not function properly.
In case of a nuclear strike is delivered from the territory of Belarus, Feigin believes there will still be consequences for Russia. Only in this case, there will be consequences for the Lukashenka regime.
"At all Lukashenko's residences, no matter how they respond in Moscow, there will definitely be a missile strike. Perhaps even the West will strike. Here they will finish off Lukashenko, because this is a very dangerous story: it's not us, it's someone, nuclear-free country," he says.
