On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Deputy Chairman Vyacheslav Nikonov. He discusses nuclear weapon drills conducted by Russia amid high tensions with the US and NATO allies over the Ukraine crisis, whether Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to invade Ukraine in the coming days, NATO’s expansion since the fall of the Soviet Union and ignoring of Russia’s security concerns, the potential effects of US, British, and European sanctions on Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine, and much more.
