via Moscow Times https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/15/blizkii-k-kremlyu-politolog-nazval-germaniyu-i-velikobritaniyu-glavnimi-tselyami-vozmozhnogo-yadernogo-udara-rossii-po-evrope-a184637

Moscow may launch a nuclear strike against Germany or the United Kingdom in the next one or two years in order to “punish” Europe, which continues to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression, said Sergei Karaganov, an adviser to the presidential administration.

“My choice would be Britain and Germany,” he said in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, answering a question about which countries could be the target of a nuclear attack by the Russian Federation. – I pray to the Almighty that this does not happen. But Germany should be the first, because Germany is the source of the worst in European history.”

The talk about a possible nuclear attack came after Tucker’s question about what consequences for Europe could be in the event of the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin by Ukrainians or Europeans. “Then, of course, it would mean that we would punish — hopefully not the United States — but Europe would be wiped off the map of humanity. It should be erased from the geopolitical and geostrategic map, because it is an annoying obstacle,” Karaganov said.

He clarified that a nuclear attack on Europe could occur within two years if “they do not stop this senseless war and instability in and around Ukraine,” and such an attack would be preceded by strikes with conventional conventional weapons. “Using nuclear weapons is a double sin, and I don’t want Russia to commit such a big sin. But if necessary, we must eliminate the European threat to humanity,” said Carlson’s interlocutor.
In October 2024, Karaganov stated that nuclear weapons in the hands of Russia are a “gift from the Almighty,” who helped scientists find them. “We must not anger God — we must actively use the weapons that we have been given for self—salvation,” he said. Prior to this, Karaganov also called for a nuclear bomb attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Earlier, Bild wrote that Putin’s adviser, along with his wife, owns an apartment in Berlin, which he proposes to destroy. According to journalists, renting out real estate brought Karaganov 850 euros per month. In 2023, the pro-Kremlin ideologue learned that sanctions could be imposed against him, after which he decided to “donate” his share in the Berlin apartment to his wife.