Former Russian Foreign Minister Reveals Precisely When Russia Will Use Nuclear Weapons

FOX News: Former Russian foreign minister reveals precisely when Putin may pull trigger on nuclear weapons 

Frederick Kagan argued that Putin operates within a 'fictional universe' 

Russian President Vladimir Putin would only consider nuclear weapons in the event he feels an "existential threat" to his country or regime, according to foreign policy experts. 

"They could be used, but in very, very specific situations," former Russian foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev told Fox News Digital. "If Russia or one of those countries really threatened in their hearts – existentially, that is … if NATO troops come to Moscow, then probably they will resort to nuclear weapons." 

"But there is no existential threat to Russia under the present circumstances," Kozyrev said.  

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WNU Editor: Former Russian foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev says Russia will only use nuclear weapons if the Russia state is about to be over-run by NATO. 

I hope he is right.

But I also know that Andrei Kozyrev has been out of the Russian government for over 25 years, and a lot has changed in Russia since he was foreign minister.