Vladimir Putin hints he's ready to use nukes by claiming 'US set precedent in Japan'
dailystar.co.ukVladimir Putin has made his most explicit threat yet to deploy Russia’s nuclear arsenal, saying the United States had set the “precedent” for using nuclear weapons when it bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing stages of the Second World War.
In a speech delivered on Russian TV today, the Russian leader announced that he would be annexing four Ukrainian regions into Russian territory following this week’s “referendums” – which have been internationally condemned as sham votes.He said that if any countries tried to reclaim those provinces Russia would use 'all the power and all the means' at its disposal to defend them.READ MORE: Russian soldier recorded ranting about ‘f*** face’ Putin's call-up plan in UkraineTurning to the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which had already been closed indefinitely after a number of leaks were allegedly found, he blamed the destruction on “terror attacks” from “Anglo Saxons”.Before the invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden had warned that he would 'put an end' to the Nord Stream pipelines in the event of a Russian invasion."If Russia invades,” he told a press conference in February, “then there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2.
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