Former British Defense Secretary: NATO should not be afraid to expose Putin's nuclear deception

British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says - from 2014-2017 - that NATO should not be fooled by Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine.

He pointed out that those who refuse to provide assistance are rising up today strongly, even before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky begins his inspiring speech before the British Parliament, repeating their argument that providing Ukraine with fighters will bring NATO closer to the war with Russia, and will call for further escalation, and is likely to lead to retaliation with Russia. First use of nuclear weapons since Hiroshima.

Fallon commented - in his article in the Telegraph newspaper - by saying, "We have heard all this before, before Britain led the way in supplying tanks, and before the Allies provided better air and missile defense, and before we provided anti-tank weapons and heavy artillery." What Ukraine needed from day one.

He added that he heard this in 2014 when the West refused to provide the very weapons that could have stopped Putin in the first place.

He explained that NATO is not at war with Russia, because it is still a defensive alliance ready to protect its members from any attack, but according to the Charter of the United Nations, any country - whether it is a member of NATO or not - has the right to request the help of its friends.

NATO is not at war with Russia, because it is still a defensive alliance ready to protect its members from any attack, but under the Charter of the United Nations, any country - whether it is a member of NATO or not - has the right to seek the help of its friends

Russia has already escalated its war by bombing civilian infrastructure, in violation of all the rules of war, and its forces are committing more atrocities on the ground. We've heard Putin's nuclear threat before, and each time it turns out to be mere bravado.

Fallon warned that Putin will be fully aware that any tactical use of nuclear weapons will be strongly opposed by China, India and others, because the repercussions for them and for Iran will be enormous since they are "trading partners" of Russia, and each of them faces the risk of a regional conflict.

He concluded his article with Zelensky's pointing out that Britain and Ukraine in the past had defeated "the fear of war" early on to enjoy peace.

And again, if Ukraine does not fear Russia or its weapons, why should we fear it?