Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[Farsala]

BFR said:

"Even Russia isn't so stupid that they will risk nuclear war for something so small and inconsequential. What would they gain from nuking the west? Only the destruction of Russia, and I'm sure that ryyu96 will agree with this."

Guys, it all comes down to Putin and his state of mind. If he is a Mad Leader (like Hitler), and believing he is on the brink of losing this war and thus his leadership.....Russia's use of nukes against Ukraine cannot be ruled out. And this state of Putin's self-destruction is what Biden is afraid of.

Think about it, if Russia nuked Ukraine. How would NATO reply? They would certainly not nuke Russia, because Ukraine is not a NATO member !!!

I think NATO already told us their response. A nuke on Ukraine is considered a nuke on the west. If Russia nuked Ukraine, NATO would go to war with Russia, but first without nuclear. The response would be to try to disable all nuclear launch points, which means mass bombing/ precision strikes.