Nato must not be cowed by President Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons and should send troops to establish a forward supply base for military and humanitarian supplies in Ukraine, the former top US commander in Europe told The Times. As more heavy weapons are sent to the region, General Philip Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2013 to 2016, said it was time to stand up to Putin by putting boots on the ground in Ukraine. “We must respect the fact that Putin might use nukes but we shouldn’t be paralysed by it,” he said. Sponsored“Would his use of tactical nukes in Ukraine be a tipping point for Nato and the EU and the world? We have nukes and I’m not being flippant.

Source: The Times April 25, 2022 00:39 UTC