'The nuclear threat is no different when he takes his next country, whether it is part of NATO or not, and by then we are strategically worse off.' 'What then do we do when wants more?' Ackman asked.

24.īut Ackman contended that NATO's reluctance to intervene due to the nuclear threat posed by Russia was a poor strategic move. President Joe Biden's administration has asked Congress to approve billions of dollars worth of funding for Ukraine since Russia launched its attack on Feb. 'Our reason for not doing more appears to be our fear of provoking Putin.'īut he said the West has already provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin by giving the Ukrainians the weapons that were enabling them to thwart Russia's advances.Ī slew of countries all over the world has supplied weapons and funding to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from invading Russian forces.

'The Ukrainians with the right weapons and resources have proven that they have what it takes to win the war, unless and until Putin goes nuclear,' he said. Supplying Ukraine with the West's best weaponry, intelligence and drones would allow NATO members to assist Ukraine without putting troops on the ground, Ackman said.

Has world war 3 started