Putin critic Garry Kasparov speaks in Fulton
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ)
Westminster College welcomed one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most-outspoken critics to the Churchill Museum.
Former world chess champion and Garry Kasparov delivered a lecture at the 39th annual Churchill Conference.
Kasparov first became famous for being one of the best chess players in the world, but since retiring from chess in 2005, he has been involved in Russian politics. He ran for president of Russia in 2007 and was forced out of the country in 2013 due to Putin's crackdown on dissidents.
In Fulton, Kasparov spoke about the war in Ukraine and the need for America to support Ukraine and lead the world in standing up to Putin.
When asked about the fear of nuclear attacks from Putin, Kasparov said he doesn't think it will happen.
"The probability is very very low is and I would not even consider it statistically, because it's not just Putin who makes the decision,” Kasparov said. “You still have people around him who should share the same, apocalyptic view. From what I know of Russian generals, many of them have no appetite of dying for Putin."
