"If the situation escalates into a direct NATO–Russia conflict,Europe— with its dense infrastructure and major urban centers — would no longer exist as we know it," Stepanov concludes.

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UK and French Elites Cynically Turning Europe Into Nuclear Testing Ground - Expert

The UK and France’s plan to transfer atomic weapons to Ukraine is a blatant act of nuclear blackmail aimed at Russia, Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), tells Sputnik.

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The UK and France’s plan to transfer atomic weapons to Ukraine is a blatant act of nuclear blackmail aimed at Russia, Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), tells Sputnik.He lays out the options the Ukraine regime has on the table: 'Ukrainian Dirty Bomb Could Be Ready Soon' Nuclear Anarchy What Risks Does This Entail?

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