'Dying' Putin 'wants to take world with him' by using nuclear weapons as he turns 70

Joe Biden, in an interview with Jake Tapper, said that he doesn’t think that Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon but that it was “irresponsible” for him to talk about it.

Elon Musk has taken to Twitter as he denied a report that had claimed he'd spoken to Vladimir Putin directly. A report written by Ian Bremmer was cited on the social media app as the user asked whether it was true, to which Musk replied: “No, it is not"."I have spoken to Putin only once and that was about 18 months ago.

LGBTQ Nation.Addressing “all the citizens of Russia,” he said, “Do we want to have, here, in our country, in Russia, parent number one, number two, number three instead of mom and dad? Have they gone mad out there? Do we really want perversions that lead to degradation and extinction to be imposed on children in our schools from the primary grades? To be drummed into them that there are various supposed genders besides women and men, and to be offered a sex change operation? Do we want all this for our country and our children?”Putin’s remarks were a well-timed attempt to blunt criticism from the West of elections, held in Russian-sympathetic territories in eastern Ukraine, in which voters allegedly chose to secede from Ukraine and join Russia.

lion at a wildlife centre in Kyiv was injured during a recent round of Russian shelling in the Ukrainian capital. On Monday (October 10) Vladimir Putin unleashed another wave of attacks on Ukrainian cities - many of which hadn't been bombed in months - following the explosion on Kerch Bridge in Crimea over the weekend.

Vladimir Putin could soon find himself at the helm of his country's biggest military disaster in 100 years."The Russians are like the boxer trapped in the corner of the ring against a very agile opponent who punches one side and then punches the other," he said.READ MORE: Ex-Russian supermodel helps conscripts flee as Putin makes ‘biggest mistake ever’"The Ukrainians pushing the Russians back to the February 23 line - the day before the war started - by the end of 2022 I think is entirely feasible."Earlier this week a barrage of bombs was targeted at Ukraine, killing at least 19 civilians and destroying valuable infrastructure in some of the nation's most important cities, including the capital of Kyiv, in a supposed retaliation after a bomb hit a bridge linking Crimea with Russia.However, despite the fatalities, Shirreff still believes Russia is now on the back foot, praising Kyiv's "masterclass" counter-offensive."I think the scene is being set for a decisive rout of the Russian Army in Ukraine." he told The Sun Online."The scene is setting for a collapse of the Russian army."This may come as welcome news, but Shirreff warned that while Putin's army may be retreating, the despot's threats - including those aimed at the West teasing nuclear war - should be heeded."We should take that nuclear threat very seriously - but we should not in any way blink and I am pretty encouraged by the response of the West," he said.“But if we are promising massive retaliation in some way or other, you have to prepare for the worst case, and the worst case is being at war with Russia."We are dealing with crunchy political issues at the moment, but nevertheless - we might not want this war, but this war might want us.

Vladimir Putin's regime.Ksenia Maximova slammed the invasion of Ukraine as "completely warped", labeling it Putin's "biggest mistake ever," and is now promoting fundraisers looking to get potential troops looking for an escape from Russia."We are just trying to get as many people out as we can," she told Metro.co.uk.READ MORE: Putin's new 'brutal' right-hand man with bloody links to deadly Ukraine bombings"The last two to three weeks have been mad. Plane tickets ran out almost instantly, people are leaving with a suitcase and that’s it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the attack on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea a "terrorist act" carried out by Ukrainian special forces, Russian media outlets are reporting.

Russia to Crimea across the across the Kerch Strait, Vladimir Solovyov – a TV host known to be close to Russian leader Vladimir Putin – has called for a return of Stalin’s brutal secret police. Solovyov has said the authorities should round up all Russians opposed to the war on Ukraine.

Hollywood actor and Russian citizen Steven Seagal has branded President Vladimir Putin "one of the greatest world leaders" in a strange birthday message as the Russian leader turns 70.Six months after the American-born actor celebrated his 70th birthday in Moscow with a lavish dinner, Steven has sent his regards to Putin for his milestone birthday.On October 7 (yesterday), Putin turned 70 and Steven sent him a very bizarre birthday message where he gushed over the president despite what is going on in Ukraine after the Russian invasion took place in February this year (2022).READ NEXT: Terrifying moment Crimean Bridge was rocked by explosion damaging Putin's key crossingSteven uploaded a slew of clips that saw him deliver the message to his Instagram stories.With subtitles written in Russian, the Under Siege actor spoke in English as he addressed his 480,000 Instagram followers.He said: "Today is President Putin’s birthday. I just think that we are now living in very, very trying times.

The White House on Friday said it has seen no indication Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons despite comments made by President Biden warning the U.S. has not "faced the prospect of Armageddon" in 60 years.  "We have not seen any reason to adjust our own strategic nuclear posture, nor do we have indications that Russia is preparing to imminently use nuclear weapons," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.  Jean-Pierre defended comments made by the president earlier Friday, saying, "The kind of irresponsible rhetoric we have seen is no way for the leader of a nuclear-armed state to speak, and that’s what the president was making very clear." White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a daily briefing at the White House in Washington Sept.

Russian soldiers “appear stranded” and are likely to “be forced into a surrender” because they have no means of crossing into safe territory, a military expert says.Former British Army and NATO officer Ed Arnold warned tyrant Vladimir Putin that his mass of fighters have “no good options” and are stranded in the south without a clear way to get back to safety on the eastern side of the Dnipro river.Brave Ukrainian forces have unleashed multiple rapid counter-attacks aimed at driving their invaders away from the country and have re-seized a notable amount of land.READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' Putin 'getting closer to launching nuclear strike' warns ex-RAF chiefRussian commanders have faced criticism internally over their handling of the crisis, with top officials fighting each other amid allegations of nepotism.Arnold told Sky News: “The issue that the Russians have is that when militaries have to withdraw under this type of pressure, they need good commanders to rally, which they do not have. “And also the ground has no natural barriers to reset their front lines as it were.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent threats to use nuclear weapons over the war in Ukraine could put the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before, an expert has warned. The Doomsday Clock, organised by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, is a representation of how close humanity is to self-destruction. The closer the minute hand is to midnight, the closer we are to a World War Three-style global catastrophe.

Russian known for her fierce criticism of Vladimir Putin was brutally murdered in a lift as she clutched at her groceries on the way back from going to the shop – and 16 years after the brutal killing, mystery still surrounds her death. Anna Politkovskaya’s bloodied corpse was found slumped in the elevator after she was shot four times in the brutal close-range attack on October 7, 2006.The journalist had made several powerful enemies throughout the Russian state through her stories writing about high-level corruption and atrocities committed during the war in Chechnya.READ MORE: Russian TV predicts nuclear 'Armageddon' as Putin ships more missiles from Siberia As well as criticising the tyrannical Russian dictator she also called out infamous warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who recently declared himself “the West’s biggest bogey man” after calling on his pal Putin to “finish” Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

US President Joe Biden warned that the risk of a nuclear threat has reached its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, following harrowing threats from Vladimir Putin.

Russia's despotic President Vladimir Putin turns 70 today (October 7), and the world is reflecting upon the madness unleashed by the murderous loon during his reign in charge of the country. So we've decided to have a look back at his seven most disgusting, horrendous and evil acts – starting with his current, ongoing war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin turns 70 today (October 7) – and he might be out of power before he reaches 71. There has been talk within Russian circles about the country's future under Putin, with many locals wanting him out due to his failing war in Ukraine.

President Joe Biden warned of the “assault” on American institutions and talked of the threat of Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons at an issue-heavy fundraiser on Thursday at the New York home of James Murdoch, the son of Rupert Murdoch.

Elon Musk is continuing to take flak for his views on Ukraine with leading media outlet the Kyiv Post pleading for him to "just stop" during a Twitter spat.The English-language newspaper, which has almost 385,000 followers on Twitter, also accused Musk of being vain in refusing to admit that he "overdid something" in his "attempt to pose as an expert on Ukraine".Earlier, this week, the Tesla boss was criticised when he suggested that the former Ukrainian territory of Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, should now be formally recognised as "part of Russia" as he proposed a "peaceful" resolution to the Vladimir Putin-led invasion.READ MORE: Erling Haaland could travel to space twice every week with huge Man City wagesHe also argued that Ukraine must "remain neutral" and that victory in the war with Russia was "unlikely".Responding to his views, a tweet, uploaded on to the Kyiv Post's Twitter account on Thursday (October 6), read: "The @elonmusk situation is clearly getting out of hand, and it seems like pride and vanity play a behemoth role in his attempt to pose as an expert on #Ukraine. Just stop, Elon.