Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday against a "real threat" of nuclear war in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. Paris and Washington consider the Russian president’s comments “irresponsible” The Russian threat is even stronger today than it was two years ago, the context is toughening considerably, says the French minister of the Armed Forces.
“It is a speech which consists of pretending to be the victim and the attacked, while everyone knows very well that Russia is the aggressor in Ukraine,” he adds.