Russian propaganda has intertwined anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western narratives with a view to weakening Ukrainian society from the inside and cutting off external aid to Kyiv.
Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees that Russia violated with its 2014 invasion. President Zelensky has recently said his country could rebuild its nuclear arsenal.
Russia is threatening to unleash a nuclear Armageddon if certain “red lines” are crossed to prevent the delivery of weapons to Ukraine. However, the threats do not seem as serious as Putin wants everyone to believe.
Russia, China and the United States, as well as smaller countries, appear to have all enrolled in a new nuclear arms race. The typical Cold War rhetoric is also back, with Russia threatening to use its strategic arsenal.
Ukraine may use a radiological bomb under a false flag operation to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism, pro-Kremlin media writes, citing Moscow officials.