"Putin Ally's Nuclear Threats: Escalating Risk of Armageddon"

Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian Ukrainian exile and friend of Vladimir Putin, predicts that a nuclear strike is "most likely" coming from Russia in response to the West's attempts to assert global dominance. He warns that continued war in Ukraine could lead to foreign troop intervention and a potential nuclear strike. Meanwhile, Putin has warned against NATO's further escalatory actions and has stated that Russia's strategic nuclear forces are in full readiness. Macron's talk of sending troops to defend Ukraine has been toned down in response to Putin's warnings. Putin rejects claims of Russia attacking NATO countries but admits the invasion of Ukraine was a preemptive war against the "collective West."