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The broadcaster, valued in the country for his strategic messages, went on to accuse Western leaders of provoking Russia by continuing to support Ukraine and referred to Kyiv as a “dead city,” despite the Ukrainian capital’s continued resistance and functioning government.
Although most European countries are protected under NATO’s Article 5 – requiring collective defense – Trump’s repeated criticism of the alliance have unnerved many in the West. And, Solovyov’s remarks underline how the Kremlin is interpreting these internal rifts as strategic opportunity.
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Though Trump later praised British troops as “among the greatest of all warriors,” he did not apologize for his remarks.
‘Strike any part of Europe’
Amid these widening cracks in transatlantic relations, Russian state media has seized the moment with horrifying threats, the Express reports.
On Russian state television, Kremlin-aligned broadcaster and propagandist Vladimir Solovyov issued a chilling message: “Basically, we can choose to strike any part of Europe. Americans won’t retaliate,” he warned.
Solovyov’s statement reflects a growing narrative on Russian media channels that the U.S., under Trump, will no longer support NATO – and Europe – as it once did.
He claimed that a future alliance between the U.S. and Russia could leave European nations “on their own.”
The broadcaster, valued in the country for his strategic messages, went on to accuse Western leaders of provoking Russia by continuing to support Ukraine and referred to Kyiv as a “dead city,” despite the Ukrainian capital’s continued resistance and functioning government.
Although most European countries are protected under NATO’s Article 5 – requiring collective defense – Trump’s repeated criticism of the alliance have unnerved many in the West. And, Solovyov’s remarks underline how the Kremlin is interpreting these internal rifts as strategic opportunity.
Do you think Donald Trump will be the source of an aggressive global conflict? Please let us know your thoughts and then share this story so we can hear from others!
