Not long ago, on the occasion of his re-election, Putin said that the possibility of a conflict between NATO and Russia could not be ruled out, and that Russia had weapons that could be projected on the territory of other countries. Putin was responding to Macron's statement that he would send troops to Ukraine, in order to deter the West. Prior to this, Medvedev had repeatedly stated that he would use nuclear weapons to achieve victory and contain the enemy. Although Russia's nuclear weapons have long been in a state of readiness, and Russia has repeatedly stated that it will use nuclear weapons to ensure security, why does Putin dare not press the nuclear button?
If Putin presses the nuclear button, he will face three consequences, and he has to consider, on the one hand, if he uses nuclear weapons, drops nuclear bombs on the territory of Ukraine, and destroys Ukraine through a local nuclear war, he can indeed achieve victory, but this will cause disgust in Ukraine and even the entire Western bloc, and they will regard Russia as a comprehensive enemy, encircle Russia with all their might, and no longer have a relationship with Russia.
And although Putin is fighting Ukraine, Putin hopes to turn his younger brother back through conventional warfare and try to contain NATO's eastward expansion, rather than completely break with the West, after all, Putin still hopes to be able to integrate into the Western bloc and has illusions about the United States and Europe. The use of nuclear weapons means that Putin will completely stand on the opposite side of the United States and the West.
On the other hand, the use of nuclear weapons can provoke a world conflict. According to the consensus of the five major powers, a nuclear war cannot be won and cannot be fought, this is the consensus formed by the five major powers of China, the United States, Russia, Britain and France, if Putin insists on using nuclear weapons, it will not only cause the United States, Britain and France to retaliate in an all-out way, but also directly expose China to the risk of nuclear war. China and Russia are strategic partners, and China has been promoting peace talks in order to maintain development and not to get involved in conflict.
In addition, the use of nuclear weapons does not necessarily lead to a real winner, a nuclear war will destroy cities and important military facilities in various countries, and a large-scale nuclear war will cause global nuclear pollution, according to the predictions of American experts, if a nuclear war breaks out in Europe, it will cause more than 5 billion casualties.
Fighting a nuclear war is in no way in line with the development of all countries and the interests of the world, China does not want a nuclear war to break out, and all countries in the world do not want to fall into the danger of nuclear war. Unlike the previous two world wars, when mankind has nuclear weapons, it is equivalent to having weapons to destroy its own civilization, and the biggest role of nuclear weapons is to deter the enemy on the launch pad, rather than to throw it out.
Russia has the largest number of nuclear weapons in the world, and although some nuclear weapons are in disrepair, most of them can still be used, and as long as the West does not attack the Russian mainland and does not use nuclear weapons to deter Russia, then Putin will not use nuclear weapons. However, if Russia wants to win, it will not be able to rely on a simple conventional war alone, Russia can make concessions through peace talks and dialogues in exchange for long-term peace, and if it continues, it will only waste its national strength, make Russia tired of coping, and unable to organize a counteroffensive!