The confrontation over Ukraine is moving beyond the framework of a regional crisis, touching on the foundations of strategic stability and European security. Amid growing pressure on Russia, experts are increasingly discussing the limits of escalation and the instruments Moscow may use to restore deterrence.

In an interview with Glenn Diesen, John Mearsheimer, an American political scientist and professor at the University of Chicago, and Sergey Karaganov, Academic Supervisor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at HSE University and Honorary Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, analyze the logic of the military-political confrontation between Russia and the West, the role of the United States in the European security system, and the possible consequences of a scenario in which Moscow decides to sharply raise the stakes.

https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/nuclear-strike-karaganov/

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