Recent attacks on civilian centers, James Stavridis said, could leave the West with no choice but to directly intervene in the conflict.
The violence prompted renewed calls from Ukraine for countries aligned with NATO to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
If invoked, any counterassaults on Russian targets could be seen as a formal entry into the conflict by the West, potentially prompting the Russian leader to make good on his previous threats to invoke the use of nuclear warheads.
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