An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with guests on state TV the possibility of Russia attacking two members of the NATO military alliance.
State TV host Vladimir Solovyov, one of the most-prominent figures in Kremlin-backed media, made the comments on channel Russia-1. A video of the discussion was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Anton Gerashchenko, a former adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs.
Kremlin propagandists have routinely warned of a looming world war and strikes by Russia on NATO territory over aid and weapons provided to Kyiv by the Joe Biden administration and members of the military alliance. Newsweek has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry for comment by email.
“Attention, France and Poland! Russian propagandists threaten with attacks – but no one will know who did it,” Gerashchenko wrote in a caption accompanying the video.
Solovyov named NATO member France as a possible target. It’s not the first time he has proposed an attack on the country since French President Emmanuel Macron declared there are “no limits” to Paris’ support for Kyiv, and said “nothing should be excluded” when it came to providing Ukraine with assistance in the ongoing war.
“We must calmly say that if France deploys troops, we destroy the French headquarters on French territory,” Solovyov said.
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