Russian Philosopher Dugin on Reports U.S. Has Approved Supplying F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin said in a February 24, 2024 interview on Al-Arabiya Network (Saudi Arabia) that the world is “closer than ever” to a nuclear war. Referring to the United States’ recent approval of supplying F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine, he said that the West is carrying out “provocative” measures. Dugin said that Russia has no way of knowing whether these planes are carrying nuclear warheads and therefore it might very well lead Russia to resorting to the use of strategic or tactical nuclear weapons against Poland, Ukraine, London, Berlin, or New York. He added that Western politicians are being “irresponsible” when they think that Putin will not “respond in kind,” and he added that Russia’s nuclear program is not merely a bargaining chip or a decoy. Dugin continued to say that when it comes to nuclear war, it is important to be the first one to start it and to “push the red button.” Regarding Ukraine, Dugin said that Russia wants it to cease to exist in its current form.