Posted 2/29/2024, 4:41:15 PM
Putin Ramps Up Nuclear Rhetoric While Accusing West of Weakening Russia
- Putin threatened the "destruction of civilisation" and nuclear war against the West during a speech to Russia's Federal Assembly
- He warned Russia has weapons capable of striking Western territories
- Putin accused the West of trying to weaken Russia ahead of next month's presidential election
- He suggested Western leaders recall the fate of Napoleon and Hitler when they unsuccessfully invaded Russia
- Putin ramped up rhetoric about deteriorating Russia-West relations, calling war "far more tragic" than Western leaders think