Vladimir Putin’s mouthpiece has threatened Sir Keir Starmer and his “coalition of the willing” with nuclear warfare. Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known conduit for the Russian leader’s rhetoric and an avid commentator on Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, delivered the dire warning as a retort to Western media narratives and European countries’ aid to Ukraine.
During his ‘Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov’ broadcast, the figurehead of Kremlin thinking declared the UK and US “are directly waging war against us”. And in a direct threat to the West, he warned world leaders they would “feel their consequences” the same as the soldiers on the frontline.
He said: “You don’t understand the main thing. We see right through your coalition of peacemakers, who are not peacemakers but basically interventionists, will be destroyed.
“You have to realise that not only the frontline units you’re planning to deploy on the territory of Ukraine will be destroyed, but since we can’t perceive it in any other way other than the direct participation of your countries, you will feel the consequences, the likes of which you have never seen.
“All of your howling will not help you.” He added in a grim threat to Britain, France, Germany, and the Baltic states: “Your fate will be sad.”
Meanwhile, fellow broadcaster Margarita Simonyan pointed to a recent Times piece as evidence “the West is backing down.” Putting her own twist on the report, she added: “The article basically says, ‘Should we keep going? If we go on that means we have to send our troops. Is the British public ready for this? Because our people may perish.'”.
“It’s not that they may perish. They will certainly perish. We will kill them all.” The alarming footage was translated by Russian Media Monitor.
Russian losses in Ukraine are approaching 1million according to Kyiv’s general staff, who put Putin’s losses since the invasion at 936,000. As many as 1,050 Russians were killed in a single day this week, it claimed.
Amidst ongoing attacks, Russia persists in targeting Ukrainian urban centres and civilian amenities; a devastating missile strike on Sumy on Sunday left 35 dead and 117 injured, the Express reported. President Trump described the “terrible” episode as a mistake by Russian forces, without giving specifics.
Citing the attack, UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ spokesperson expressed profound disturbance and disbelief. He said: “Attacks against civilians and civilian objects are prohibited under international humanitarian law, and that any such attacks, wherever they occur, must end immediately.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has pointed to the assault as evidence of Russia’s true stance on peace talks, notwithstanding their superficial claims. Russia asserts its target was a gathering of Ukrainian soldiers in the city, yet has failed to provide any supporting evidence for this claim.
In a separate development on Tuesday, Zelensky reportedly dismissed Sumy’s regional chief over allegations of conducting a medal presentation ceremony, as per local media reports.
And elsewhere, it appears the White House has massively reduced the amount of money it wants Ukraine to pay back for US support during the war, with sources from thej Trump administration claiming demands have dropped from a whopping £225billion to £75billion.
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