Russia has been talking a lot about the very “real” risk of nuclear war lately, and Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened a “lightning fast” response to any foreign intervention in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Biden administration and the press continue to make ostentatiously public pledges to help Ukrainian forces.

Now, with Putin reportedly going under the knife for cancer surgery while his military suffers crushing loses in Ukraine, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) has introduced a resolution to use military force if Russia turns to weapons of mass destruction as its situation grows more and more desperate. It almost seems like some politicians want this war to escalate.

On the radio program Monday, Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere discuss the rising tensions between Russia and the West over the past week and explain why they believe Putin could have his own plans to escalate war efforts — with tactical nukes — as soon as May 9th.

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