Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning to the West claiming he is now nearing “a point of no return.
Putin has repeatedly threatened Western nations over the persistent support shown to Ukraine since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
But this week he ramped up his aggressive rhetoric, fuelling fears that the current conflict could evolve into World War 3.
Addressing Foreign Ministry officials on Friday, the Russian president said: “Calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, which possesses the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons demonstrate the extreme recklessness of Western politicians.
“They either do not understand the scale of the threat they are creating – or are simply obsessed with their own sense of impunity and exceptionalism. Both can lead to tragedy.”
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