At the start of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said he was driven by a desire to rid the country of the “Nazis” who had taken control of it. Now, in the conditions of a long series of atrocities committed by Russian troops, it is becoming as clear as possible that the only person who embodies all the lowest traits of a Nazi fanatic is Putin himself, writes The Telegraph, citing Rador.

The Russian leader’s tyrannical instincts were on full display at the ludicrous ceremony he organized in Red Square over the weekend to celebrate the annexation of four Ukrainian territories he claims were seized by his military in the past four months.

Invoking the rhetoric of a demagogue, Putin barely held back as he launched into a tirade denouncing the crimes of the West while touting the heroic exploits of the Russian military.

Perhaps not since Adolf Hitler uttered his curses at the Nuremberg rallies have we witnessed such sickening outbursts from a world leader.

In addition, Putin’s brutal contempt for the Ukrainian people he is trying to “liberate” is shared by the Russian military, who have committed horrific crimes on an industrial scale in their desperate bid to conquer Ukrainian land.

Russia has been accused of countless war crimes, from the massacre of civilians in the northern town of Bucha at the start of the conflict to the latest rocket fire on a convoy of refugees trying to reach safety, which killed 20 people. – among them several children.

More than seven decades after the defeat of Nazi Germany, it is almost impossible to understand how such horrors can still occur on European soil.

Furthermore, Russia’s commission of these horrendous war crimes makes it even more imperative that Western powers do everything possible to ensure that Putin and his cronies suffer the same fate as the Nazi regime they so vilify – emulate.

“The defeat of Russia is necessary”

At the conference, held at the spectacular Wilton Park, some of the world’s leading military thinkers discussed the consequences of the war in Ukraine and how the West can cope with the future challenges it is likely to face from authoritarian powers such as Russia and China. .

And while opinions differed on how best to achieve that goal, particularly on improving NATO’s ability to meet such challenges, there was a general consensus that ensuring a humiliating defeat for Putin’s Russia would be a good starting point, writes Con Coughlin in The Telegraph.

Fortunately, this bright view has come a significant step closer to us after the stunning successes of Ukrainian forces on the battlefield, which they continue to advance at the expense of the Russians on both the eastern and southern fronts.

In the east, the Ukrainians have increased the already conquered considerable territory in Donetsk, expanding the offensive, and in Luhansk, where, as they claim, they liberated several settlements in recent days.

If the Ukrainian army can maintain this momentum, Putin’s claims of control over the two regions that make up Donbas will soon be exposed as lies.

A similar situation exists in the south, where Ukrainians reported serious progress around the strategic city of Kherson, which is considered the gateway to Crimea.

From here, it is tempting, but difficult to imagine the prospect that soon the Ukrainians will be able to recapture Crimea itself, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is located, which will truly become a dagger to Putin’s heart.

“Russia has produced nuclear weapons to destroy massive armored formations”

The speed with which the Ukrainians turned the tide of the conflict directly in their favor caused concern in some Western offices. There are fears that a cornered Russian tyrant may resort to tactical nuclear weapons to save his skin.

However, such a spectacular escalation on Putin’s part would ultimately prove counterproductive.

Russia developed these weapons during the Cold War to destroy massive and compact armored formations that would allow its forces to later penetrate Western defenses.

But in Ukraine there are no massive and compact armored formations that can be attacked, and behind the front there is no Russian force ready to attack.

Therefore, Putin’s nuclear threats are nothing more than another example of his own delusion and delusion.

Here, then, is another reason why the West must ensure a complete and humiliating defeat that sends an unequivocal message to other autocratic regimes: from now on, any act of unprovoked aggression will suffer a similar fate.