“Modern Russia, even after the collapse of the USSR and the loss of a significant part of its potential, it is today one of the most powerful nuclear powers in the world and has the advantage in many of the latest types of weapons “. It is part of the message that President Vladimir Putin addressed to the nation in a televised speech to announce the start of the “military operation” in Ukraine.
An attack on Russia would lead to serious consequences for any potential attacker, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
“Nobody should have doubts that a direct attack on our country will lead to defeat and terrible consequences for any potential aggressor,” he said in a speech to the Russians.
Putin noted that “those who claim world domination, publicly, with impunity and, I stress, without any reason, declare us, Russia, their enemy”.
“They really have great financial, scientific, technological and military capabilities. We know this and objectively evaluate the threats that are constantly addressed to us in the economic sphere, as well as our ability to resist this brazen and permanent blackmail”, he concluded.