Russia threated to turn western countries into 'nuclear ashes' with a Satan-2 hypersonic missile that can 'reach the UK in 200 seconds'
Aleksey Zhuravlyov, deputy chairman of the Russian parliament’s defence committee, said it was "absolutely legitimate" to "question the existence" of Finland after the country made a bid to join Nato.
"If the United States threatens our state, it's good: here is the Sarmat [Satan-2 missile] for you, and there will be nuclear ashes from you if you think that Russia should not exist. And Finland says that it is at one with the USA. Well, get in line. Mr Niinisto's office said in a statement that he spoke to the Russian president in a phone conversation how Finland's security environment had changed after Moscow's
He pointed out that he told Mr Putin at their first meeting in 2012 that "each independent nation would maximise its own security". The phone call was conducted on Finland's initiative, Mr Niinisto's office said. The statement did not disclose any comments from Mr Putin or the Kremlin on the conversation.It is the second nuclear threat made by Russia after state media warned the UK could be wiped off the map if Vladimir Putin were to launch a nuclear attack using an "underwater robot drone".
Ukraine's general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the north-eastern city of Kharkiv and focusing on guarding supply routes, while launching mortar, artillery and air strikes in the eastern Donetsk region to "deplete Ukrainian forces and destroy fortifications".
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