Russia would be capable to destroy the US in “one hour,” the editor of Russian broadcaster RT has mentioned, within the newest chilling menace from the nation’s state-controlled media because the battle in Ukraine grinds on.
“We’re the one nation on the planet that may destroy the US in a single hour,” outstanding Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan mentioned in a clip shared by X account @NOELreports from a TV broadcast.
It isn’t clear when the printed aired. Russia’s overseas ministry has been approached for remark.
Russian state tv has repeatedly alluded to a nuclear confrontation between Moscow and Washington, one among Ukraine’s key allies all through Russia’s invasion.
All through the just about two years of struggle, relations between the US and Russia have been strained, and there seems to be little prospect of an settlement between Moscow and Kyiv to finish the preventing.
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Three years later, a Russian politician showing on state media mentioned the nation would wish solely 4 missiles to wipe out the US’s East and West coasts.
Final 12 months, a Russian political commentator additionally mentioned that America might be caught “within the crosshairs” of the Russia–Ukraine battle, ought to it escalate to a nuclear struggle.
Halfway by means of final month, former Russian President and deputy chairman of the nation’s Safety Council, Dmitry Medvedev, warned that Ukrainian assaults on missile launch websites inside Russian territory carried out utilizing US or NATO-supplied weapons may spark a nuclear response from Moscow.
In February, state TV host Vladimir Solovyov, a outstanding voice within the Kremlin-backed media, mentioned Russia ought to strike the headquarters of intergovernmental army alliance NATO, which has supported Kyiv’s efforts to repel Putin’s invading forces. An assault of the sort he urged would have catastrophic penalties and sure provoke a wider struggle.