Putin’s invasion has begun, and its scale is worse than even the gloomy fears of British intelligence sources and the public warnings of America’s president Joe Biden.
Putin made an implicit threat that he will use nukes against any nation that directly interferes with his plans
Former Nato Secretary General Anders Rasmussen told me on my show last night he feared Putin had ‘gone crazy’, that his recent conduct didn’t seem rational, and that no one around him could check his aggression. Which seems borne out, but also makes it harder for the West to assess whether any of its plausible responses will have an effect – especially given Putin’s implicit threat that he will use nukes against any nation that directly interferes with his plans.
According to an official readout, Boris Johnson told Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy overnight that:
‘The West would not stand by as president Putin waged his campaign against the Ukrainian people.
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