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however, russia has a mixed attitude towards the west. some officials even accused the west of having a "childlike mentality playing with matches" and warned that russian nuclear weapons are in a "full combat readiness state." stefanovich said the west continues to ignore russia's warnings about the escalation of the situation, believing it is bluffing.
faced with the constant pressure from the west, putin is looking for a more subtle and limited countermeasure. he understands that the use of nuclear weapons against ukraine may trigger a series of uncontrollable consequences, and the reaction of the international community will be completely negative. an unnamed russian scholar also said that the nuclear option is the "least likely" option.
besides the "nuclear button", what other ways does russia have to respond? military and political expert yevgeny fedorov suggested that if western missiles really penetrate deep into russian territory, the russian military and political leadership should take "asymmetric" countermeasures, such as attacking the us communication cables laid on the atlantic ocean floor to force the us and europe to "step out of their comfort zone". at the same time, large-scale cyber attacks can be carried out on western infrastructure.
in addition to these, russia may also conduct nuclear tests in the arctic or neutral waters, or hold nuclear exercises to demonstrate russia's firm stance.
in such a situation, who will ultimately bear the responsibility? who will ultimately pay the price? does this mean that the danger of war will continue to spread?
