Vladimir Putin is willing to destroy the West with hypersonic weapons
Vladimir Putin is prepared to destroy the West using hypersonic weapons, his top security aide Nikolai Patrushev has claimed.
Vladimir Putin is prepared to destroy the West with hypersonic weapons, his top security aide has said.
Nikolai Patrushev has demanded that Moscow should be allowed to dominate Europe following the supposed collapse of the European Union and warned that the nation will not be afraid to resort to deadly weaponry.
The hardline Putin ally - who is seen by some as the brains behind Russia's invasion of Ukraine - said: "Some people in the West are already talking about the revenge that would lead to a military victory over Russia."
Ignoring Putin's invasion of Ukraine last year, Patrushev added: "Russia is patient and is not intimidating anyone with its military superiority.
"However, it possesses unique modern weaponry capable of destroying any adversary including the US in case of a threat to its existence."
Patrushev hit out at Western nations for supporting Ukraine and laid the blame for the conflict squarely on the United States.
The former FSB chief said: "NATO countries are a party to the (Ukraine) conflict. They have turned Ukraine into one big military camp...
"In trying to prolong this military confrontation as long as possible, they are not hiding in their main goal - the defeat of Russia on the battlefield and its further dismemberment."
Patrushev continued: "The US authorities' unrestrained aspiration to retain the dominant role in the world has at least since 1945 been the source of all instances of escalation in tensions on the global scale.
"American politicians that are hostage to their own propaganda for some reason retain the conviction that in case of a direct conflict with Russia the US would be able capable of delivering a preventive missile strike, after which Russia would no longer be able to respond."
