After Macron's NATO move, Putin threatens escalation - CDU man warns of "serious mistake" Putin also threatened the West with nuclear weapons. The subliminal warning is aimed particularly at French President Macron.
Putin did not even mention the fact that the self-declared autonomous region of Transnistria, located between Moldova and Ukraine, had asked for Russia's protection. He also made no mention of the death of his worst opponent, Navalny - which, however, seems less surprising.