“We will certainly use all the weapons at our disposal,” Russian President Vladimir Putin launched in a video message broadcast on Wednesday morning, after assuring that NATO had threatened to use nuclear weapons against Russia.
“I want to remind you that the Russian Federation is also equipped with a number of heavy enough weapons” that the country would use “if ever Russia’s national interests are threatened.” “Those who blackmail nuclear weapons must know that this blackmail can come back to haunt them,” he insisted.
“Russian citizens must know that our territorial integrity, our freedom, our sovereignty will be defended by all necessary means,” he said.
In the same message, Russian President Vladimir Putin also announced a “partial mobilization” of Russians of fighting age, paving the way for a major escalation in the conflict in Ukraine.
Source: BFM TV
