US intelligence officials have stressed the Russian President’s finger might hover over the red button if perceived existential threats, such as NATO, become an issue. Intelligence chiefs briefing the Senate suggested a “more unpredictable and escalatory” response, such as a nuclear weapons attack, might be taken if Russia verges towards defeat amid its invasion. US Director of national intelligence Avril Haines said: “We do think that [Putin’s fear of an existential threat] could be the case in the event that he perceives that he is losing the war in Ukraine.
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