After the announcement of a possible annexation of further Ukrainian territories, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has warned other states against attacks on Russian territory. “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will absolutely use all available means to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff,” Putin said in a televised address.
At the same time, Putin warned against “blackmailing” Russia with nuclear weapons. “Those who are trying to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the compass rose can turn in their direction,” said Russia’s president.
“It is in our historical tradition, in the destiny of our people, to stop those who strive for world domination, who threaten our motherland, our homeland, with dismemberment and oppression,” Putin said. Russia’s nuclear weapons have been put on combat readiness in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
