Published March 30, 2024
On Friday, a “friend” and ally of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Viktor Medvedchuk, predicted that a nuclear strike on embattled Ukraine is “most likely.” President Putin has previously hinted at the possibility as well.
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s friend, Viktor Medvedchuk, recently predicted that a nuclear strike will “most likely” be coming.
Putin and senior Russian officials have repeatedly threatened nuclear escalation against Kyiv and its Western partners since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
During Putin’s annual state of the nation address last month he warned that Russia’s “strategic nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness.” He also warned that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if Western nations send troops to Ukraine, as suggested by French President Emmanuel Macron last month.
Western nations, Putin added, “must realize that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. All this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of civilization. Don’t they get that?”
While Russia is indulging itself in some nuclear saber-rattling, it seems unlikely that Putin will actually take this step, which would involve crossing a big red line that would threaten to bring other European powers into the conflict.
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SOURCE: www.redstate.com
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Published March 30, 2024
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s friend, Viktor Medvedchuk, recently predicted that a nuclear strike will “most likely” be coming.
Putin and senior Russian officials have repeatedly threatened nuclear escalation against Kyiv and its Western partners since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
During Putin’s annual state of the nation address last month he warned that Russia’s “strategic nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness.” He also warned that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if Western nations send troops to Ukraine, as suggested by French President Emmanuel Macron last month.
Western nations, Putin added, “must realize that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. All this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of civilization. Don’t they get that?”
