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Here's the issue. I don't believe Putin would do it normally. The fact is that, even if Russia decided it would nuke America, America would nuke Russia right back and Putin KNOWS this. It's a losing game of power. So I don't think he's threatening to actually DO it, especially since Ukraine doesn't have nukes (and that would turn the entire world against him overnight and cause pretty much an universal war from everyone who isn't North Korea and maybe China), at least NORMALLY. So I suspect one of two things is actually happening.

1) He's seeing how far he can push the 'nuke' card. If NATO caves to the threat he's proven it's an ineffective alliance and can, effectively, demand any nation in Europe concede to him because NATO can't save them and he doesn't have to worry about America, cause nuke. So Poland? Nuke card and he can take it. Scandinavia? Nukes and they have to either become vassals or outright be conquered. He can just keep playing the card over and over again until he reaches either France or England and, only then, does he have to actually 'worry'... And he's got China backing him with all their nukes so he feels confident still that America won't intervene. Plus he's also shown that China can, safely, take Taiwan, cause nukes, as well as basically any territory in Asia that's not Pakistan or India, cause nukes, and India's part of the BRICS trade thing so they probably don't have to worry anyways. Plus he may also be keeping an eye on his inner cabinet to see who would question or defy such an order so he can 'remove' them.

2) He's legitimately lost his sanity and has gone full Kim Jong Un if Un had any balls.