One of Vladimir Putin’s most trusted allies and top state TV propagandist has issued a horrifying warning to the UK, threatening the British Isles with a nuclear attack.
Dmitry Kiselyov claimed the Russian president is becoming increasingly “fed up” and may turn to nuclear weapons as retaliation against Western interference in his war in Ukraine.
If the UK allows Ukraine to use Western-supplied missiles inside Russian territory, something that is currently forbidden, Kiselyov said Britain might face a nuke attack.
The head of state media company Rossiya Segodnya said loosened restrictions on the use of Storm Shadow missiles, provided by the UK and France, could result in a “a nuclear response”.
The missiles, with a range of up to 190 miles, are mainly used to target airbases, radar installations, communications hubs and port facilities.
Kiselyov warned: “London would do well to remember that the British Isles have no missile defence system at all. And the decision on a nuclear response will be made by one man – Putin.
“He has already been provoked so much by the West that at some point the Russian leader may get fed up.
“Britain itself will also become a legitimate target for our hypersonic Dagger [Kinzhal missiles] if its [Storm Shadows] are launched deep into Russia.
“Daggers can be armed with both conventional and nuclear warheads. Putin has moved into action. And now it will not be possible to ignore the Kremlin.”
This comes the week after Putin announced changes to his country’s nuclear doctrine, declaring that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.
