Putin’s warning as he tells the West ‘I have lots of weapons – this is not a bluff’ in chilling speech
Kremlin insider Sergei Markov then announced on the Telegram social media platform just over two hours after Putin was due to speak that his address was "postponed until tomorrow".
As the time ticked by, General Sir Richard Shirreff, the former NATO Deputy Supreme Commander, said the delay smacked of chaos behind the scenes."We've just seen a tweet from RT to say it's not going to be on at 8 o'clock Moscow time - and anyway that has now passed.He said NATO must remain firm in the face of Putin using any speech an announce a full mobilisation.
He would also be able to station his fearful nuclear arsenal in Ukraine, as he would claim the territory as part of his own country, further escalating tensions of an apocalyptic strike. And NATO secretary-general Jens Stolrenberg said: "Sham referendums have no legitimacy and do not change the nature Russia war of aggression against.
Russian state media publication RBC said that Putin will speak on Tuesday "regarding referendums in the territories of the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions".It comes as Simonyan claimed that the country is on the brink of a nuclear war. His under-fire defence minister Sergei Shoigu had been expected to join him for tonight's announcement.
It comes as Putin's army faces a battlefield reversal in much of northeastern Ukraine, which may have forced him to make one final throw of the dice and consolidate his gains in the southeast of the country.Putin has previously held off on full mobilisationUkrainian intelligence has warned this week that Putin's propaganda may be preparing the people for full mobilisation in Ukraine.
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