Reprinted from John’s Substack:
We discussed his view that the West does not respect Russian red lines and feels that it can use Ukraine as a proxy to attack the Russian homeland and not have to worry about Russia striking back at the West. He believes that the time has come for Russia to reestablish deterrence, first by attacking targets in Europe with conventional weapons. And if that does not work, Russia should launch limited nuclear strikes into Europe, as that will surely get the Europeans to call off Ukraine’s increasingly lethal attacks on mother Russia.
Karaganov’s views, which are widely shared in Russia, are cause for great concern, as should be clear to anyone who views the discussion in this video.
