Gen. Wesley Clark: "With nuclear threats, Putin wants to shock the West and discourage the international support for Ukraine"

"If Putin is allowed to terrorize Ukraine and succeed in defeating it with the threat or use of nuclear weapons, it will open a whole new chapter. A dark, terrible chapter in the modern history of mankind.

In which any nuclear power will believe that it can defeat its neighbor. This means that a war between China and Taiwan will become more likely. Between India and Pakistan. Between Iran and Saudi Arabia or the Emirates. Between North Korea and South Korea.

This means the collapse of the international institutions that we created to maintain peace after World War II. And there will be no other consequences if the West doesn't do everything possible to convince Mr. Putin not to do this," says US General Wesley Clark in a new episode of the (Un)Safe Country podcast.

General Clarke served 34 years in the U.S. Army, having received numerous combat decorations, several honorary knighthoods and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Clarke served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1997 to 2000, leading Allied Force operations during the war in Kosovo.

General Clarke was also among 20 senior U.S. military and diplomatic officials who wrote an open letter to U.S. President Joe Biden calling on the U.S. leader to immediately provide Ukraine with everything it needs to defeat Russia. This includes HIMARS missiles with a range of 300 kilometers, and effective air and missile defense systems.

In the podcast "(Un)Safe Country", we talked to Mr.Clarke about Putin's nuclear blackmail, what could change Russia's use of nuclear weapons, the Ukrainian counteroffensive, sanctions against Russia, support for Ukraine, and how to win this war.