and people dont always do whats in their best interest
putin has threatened to use nukes multiple times, thats not normal behaviour
personally I’m afraid that that the Russian invasion will get pushed back and humiliated and Putin will want to save face, appear strong, and blame NATO for them losing because of the supplied weapons
it really depends on how much direct control over the military he has. if he can order a strike and nobody can veto it, it could happen. he clearly doesn’t give a shit how many russians would die as a result
I made this thread when I saw that article about Russia and china patting each other on the back and other seemingly contrived Public statements and putting out imperialist vibes. and Putin was gonna probably pull something eventually to help secure his position.
there would likely be a coup if he tried to seriously push it which is unlikely to begin with. what is he going to nuke ukraine? good luck occupying a warzone full of fallout and global retaliation