On Russian TV, a Duma deputy calls for a nuclear strike against the West – Ukraine crisis

Open nuclear threat on the Russian state channel Rossija 1: In a talk show, Duma deputy Alexei Zuravlev fantasizes about how quickly Russian nuclear weapons could reach the West. The politician is in favor of aggressively threatening the West with the use of nuclear weapons.

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According to Duma deputy Alexei Zuravlev, the threat of a nuclear strike should be communicated more clearly to the West: “Take a watch and stop 200 seconds. That’s how you have to talk to them. You don’t understand it any other way.”

A nuclear strike against the West is openly discussed on Russian television

Zuravlev, 59, is the leader of the pro-Kremlin nationalist party Fair Russia. On the show, Zuravlev raved that the British Isles could be wiped out with just one Sarmat missile. His interlocutors defend themselves resolutely, but Zuravlev’s criticism falls on deaf ears.

The scene is an example of how the discussion about a nuclear war has become a frightening normality on Russian state television.

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