Russian state television host Vladimir Solovyov He heightened fears of a larger war in Europe on Tuesday when he went on the air to list a number of countries that Russia should “destroy” and “liberate.”
“We will have to destroy Berlin again and enter this abandoned city,” Solovyov said. “We will enter Paris again. We will liberate Vienna again. Well, maybe the Austrians will reconsider. That doesn’t mean we want that. But one of the principles our supreme commander put forward is that when we are forced to act, we act.”
Solovyov’s rant came as he traveled to the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk for a promotional event last week. president of russia Vladimir Putin The city has so far been unable to be captured in the years-long conflict with Ukraine.
Solovyov’s rants have also subsided as concerns grow that Russia could target another country in addition to invading Ukraine.
hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto This week it warned that tensions with Russia were escalating and that Europe would not be immune to war.
“Freezing Russian assets is already a serious step, but using them goes further. It is a provocation for war on an unprecedented scale,” he said of the EU’s use of frozen Russian assets. “Therefore, in today’s Foreign Affairs Committee, I will make it clear that the risk of further escalation is unacceptable for Hungary. Simply because, if a war breaks out between Europe and Russia, Europe will not survive.”
Chief of the Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Lord Marshal Richard Knighton People were also warned to prepare for a potential war with Russia. Mark RutteThe NATO alliance secretary-general also issued a similar warning.
“The specter of war is knocking on Europe’s door, a war that could be bigger and bloodier than what we have experienced recently,” Rutte said.
Solovyov has delivered fiery, scorched-earth rants in the past and in July openly fantasized about a nuclear attack on the United States.
“It does not mean that we want this. But one of the principles stated by our supreme commander is that when we are forced to act, we act. Of course, the first is the principle of ‘do no harm’, but … please do not blame us,” Solovyov said on Tuesday.
Speaking in Moscow this week, Putin denied Russia’s plans to invade Europe and dismissed warnings of preparations for potential war as “hysteria.”
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