Vladimir Putin has made veiled nuclear threats to the west in response to Western nations providing Ukraine with tanks.
The Russian President compared today's fight against Ukraine and its Western allies to Russia's victory against Nazi Germany in World War Two, in a speech marking 80 years since the battle of Stalingrad in Russia.
He criticised Germany's promise to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to support Ukraine on the battlefield, admitting Russia was "once again threatened by German tanks."