The West is more likely to be hit by a devastating nuclear strike than Russia is to accept defeat in the war in Ukraine, the country's state TV has claimed.
In the latest chilling threat to come out of Russia, the prospect of Vladimir Putin ordering the launch of nuclear weapons has been made very clear.
Margarita Simonyan, editor of state broadcaster RT, was one of a team of pundits to make fiery threats against NATO and the West.