One of Vladimir Putin‘s closest allies issued a chilling warning that Russia is in possession of civilisation ending missiles that could be used to strike Great Britain and other areas of Europe.
Evgeny Popov, who hosts the program 60 Minutes on the state TV Russia-1, made the horrifying claim that Russia possesses enough firepower “to end this civilisation” – referring to Great Britain.
Beyond the UK, he warned that “almost all European capitals are under threat” and made reference to a US press release that stated long-range missiles would be sent to Germany in 2026.
Other potential targets mentioned by Popov were the US, France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Latvia, and Estonia.
He said: “It’s not hard to guess the geography of the response if the White House’s short press release becomes reality. Almost all European capitals are under threat.
“Special attention to Britain, our traditional enemy. Britain is in the most vulnerable position. In principle, three missiles are enough to end this civilisation.”
While showing a map of Europe on screen and pointing at possible targets for Russian strikes, Popov claimed Russia could hit US military bases in Germany and the UK.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov echoed this frightening sentiment, once again reiterating that European capitals would be Russia‘s “potential victims”.
He also spoke on the US sending missiles to to Germany in two years, claiming Russia could “contain” them, but warned of retaliation.
He told the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company: “We have enough capacity to contain these missiles, but the potential victims are the capitals of these countries.”
A joint statement between the US and Germany said there will be “episodic deployments of the long-range fires capabilities of its Multi-Domain Task Force in Germany in 2026, as part of planning for enduring stationing of these capabilities in the future”.
It added: “When fully developed, these conventional long-range fire units will include SM-6, Tomahawk, and developmental hypersonic weapons, which have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe.”
Both countries hope that their “advanced capabilities” will “demonstrate the United States’ commitment to NATO and its contributions to European integrated deterrence”.