Biden's War Policy Greatly Increasing the Chances of Russia Using Nukes in Ukraine

The more the US helps Ukraine win tactical victories on the battlefield, the higher the chances that Putin will employ nuclear weapons to force Ukraine's surrender

(Author’s Note: This article was originally published in The National Interest on May 18, 2022)

On May 9th, the same day that Russia was celebrating the 77th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany, Congress passed a Ukraine Lend Lease Aid bill which would fast-track all US military assistance to Ukraine. Then, two days later, the US House of Representatives passed legislation which would provide nearly $40 billion in additional military and non-military assistance to Ukraine on top of the $14 billion which was passed previously. Senate passage of this legislation is not in doubt. This bill will provide over twice as much money to defend Ukraine’s borders than the Biden administration has requested to defend our own from an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration. Following the vote, Sen. Tuberville questioned whether moving forward with this massive US military package for Ukraine might provoke Russia to attack the US and its NATO allies and start World War Three.

President Joe Biden has stated the goal of his economic sanctions is to collapse the Russian economy and has called for Putin to be overthrown from power so he can be tried for war crimes. Meanwhile, the administration continues to edge ever closer to a direct military conflict with Russia by providing real-time actionable intelligence to kill top Russian military leaders and destroy as many major Russian military assets as possible including the Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva.in its continuing undeclared proxy war against Russia, causing the risks of Russian nuclear escalation to increase significantly. This fact was underscored when Putin threatened "lightning" fast nuclear strikes on any nation that "interferes" with Russia's war in Ukraine late last month.