Putin 'only understands power' in Russia-Ukraine war: Retired Gen. Richard Newton
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Ret. Gen. Richard Newton had the latest on Putin's strategy in the Russia-Ukraine war Wednesday on "Your World."
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Putin only understands power. And [what] underscores his power is the fact that he has a very capable nuclear arsenal as well as a chemical weapons arsenal as well. But his playbook and the Russian playbook for many years has been to escalate then to de-escalate. And part of that concept is just like Lavrov kept on the table yesterday while Secretary Austin was meeting with 43 nations in Ramstein Air Base, Germany, about re-equipping and resupplying and arming Ukraine. This idea, this notion that, "Hey, we still have nuclear weapons and we're still willing to use them, should you get out of line" – it's almost as if their rhetoric is continuing to deter the U.S. and NATO and others in terms of what you just underscored. But it is real. They have a real threat, and we have to pay very close attention to that.