Sergei Karaganov, 73, dubbed Professor Doomsday, has urged the Russian President to deploy nuclear weapons across Europe
Russian President, Vladimir Putin. (Image: Getty)
Vladimir Putin has been urged to commit what has been described as a “terrible sin” by deploying nuclear weapons across Europe and bomb two major cities that are very close to Ireland.
These shocking suggestions were made by Sergei Karaganov, 73, also known as Professor Doomsday, who is the honorary chairman of the Russian Council for Foreign and Defence Policy. He argued that the use of tactical atomic weapons is the only way to prevent a wider conflict between the US and Russia.
Karaganov joins an increasing number of Putin supporters and Kremlin voices advocating for nuclear escalation in the Ukraine conflict and confrontation with NATO. These comments come after what seems to be a change in stance from US President Donald Trump, who has hinted that Ukraine could feasibly reclaim all territory taken by Putin’s forces.
Karaganov stated: “The use of nuclear weapons, in extreme cases, in the most dreadful case, is a terrible sin,” according to reports from the Express. “But not using them and condemning your people and the world to a major war is an even greater sin. That is an even more terrible sin.”
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this week. (Image: AP)
There are fears that escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could lead to nuclear weapons being deployed. (Image: Getty Images)
While appearing on Russian state television, the political scientist reiterated Moscow’s propaganda that often cites a supposed threat coming from the country’s western border with NATO allies. He added: “We must abandon some of the foolish ideas devised by our predecessors who still say that a nuclear war shouldn’t happen and that it can never be won,” reports the Mirror.
“This is absolute nonsense. A nuclear war can be won, God forbid it happens. We must first break the will of the European elites.
“What I call breaking the back of Europe, in the hope that… normal, healthy forces can rise again in Europe. I fear that if we are not prepared to use the most decisive measures, the most terrible weapons.
“And do not abandon the complacent notion that a nuclear war cannot be won, we could find ourselves in a very long, attritional war with this still-rich Europe. And ultimately, God forbid, exhaust our people. And most importantly, we could allow this war to spread to all of humanity.
“This European contagion must be eradicated. We need to prepare to strike, or at least make them understand that we are ready. It won’t necessarily be a nuclear strike… but we must prepare.”
Top television propagandist Vladimir Solovyov – who advocates for nuclear strikes – smirked and laughed as he called on his evening show for Oxford and Cambridge in England to be bombed to wipe out Britain’s elite and their institutions.
Solovyov claimed that the “idiots” in power and the Royal Family weren’t actually running the nation, but rather a shadowy ‘establishment’.
He asked: “Who really governs Great Britain?”.
“Seriously speaking, we’ve never analysed this issue… We can’t seriously think that the bunch of idiots who actually hold power there, pretending to be prime ministers, are actually in charge.
“We understand perfectly well that the Royal Family shouldn’t be allowed within cannon shot of feeding the birds.”
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