Russian President Vladimir Putin is too "scared" to use nuclear weapons in his war with Ukraine, an email featuring a letter from a whistleblower at Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reveals.
The email, which has been shared with Newsweek, is dated March 4. It is the first such dispatch sent by the agent, dubbed "the Wind of Change", to Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human rights activist who runs the anti-corruption website Gulagu.net, and is now exiled in France.
The FSB agent writes regular dispatches to Osechkin, revealing the anger and discontent inside the service over the war that began when Putin invaded neighboring Ukraine on February 24.
According to the FSB agent, Putin's fear of death will ultimately prevent him from pushing the "red button."
Source: Newsweek