In a chilling outburst, a former adviser to Vladimir Putin has claimed Russia may be ready to use nuclear weapons against Western countries including Britain. Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether nuclear missiles could come to London, Russian political scientist Sergei Markov said “yes, it is possible”.
Markov was asked whether he believed the Russian leader had made a clear threat not just to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine but also to start a general nuclear war that would kill everyone. He replied “not everyone” but added it “could kill a lot of people in the Western countries”.
Mr Markov said: “It was absolutely clear that Russia has no war against Ukraine. Russia has no reason to use technical nuclear weapons against Ukrainians. Ukrainians are our brothers but Ukrainians are occupied by Western countries.”
