Monday’s nonstop coverage of the Queen’s funeral meant that several other stories, including the conflict in Ukraine, received less attention than they would have.
The most recent episode of the pro-Kremlin television show 60 Minutes gave Russian State Duma member and retired major general Andrey Gurulyov the chance to make even more grave nuclear assault threats against the UK and Germany.
Referring to US President Joe Biden’s warning to Russia over the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the pro-Putin lawmaker said: “We may use them, but definitely not in Ukraine.”
Having suggested Moscow could target Berlin with a nuclear strike, he goes on to discuss the likely US response in the event of an attack on the UK.
Referring to NATO’s Article 5, which states that an attack on any member of the bloc is considered an act of violence against all the allies, he says: “If we turn the British Isles into a Martian desert in three minutes flat, using tactical nuclear weapons, not strategic ones, they could use Article 5, but for whom?
“A non-existent country, turned into a Martian desert? They won’t respond. We shouldn’t be afraid of that.”
Host Olga Skabeeva then joked: “We should have done it today, all the best people are there for the funeral.”
Notorious for its frequently misleading information about the war in Ukraine, 60 Minutes is routinely used as a vehicle for pro-Russian propaganda.
Meanwhile in Russia, more of the usual: nuclear threats against Germany and Britain, cautioning NATO against going into Ukraine. This directly clashes with their lies, constantly spewed by state TV, that Russia is already at war with NATO & “uniformed NATO troops” are in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/ioMgbrzhbF
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 19, 2022