Fears of World War III as Russia threatens ‘universal nuclear war’ if the West defends Ukraine

Russian state television has issued a chilling nuclear threat to the West if NATO sends peacekeepers to Ukraine, warning that World War Three could be on the horizon.

Moscow’s tightly controlled state television went into propaganda overdrive today, warning alliance leaders meeting in Brussels against sending troops into Ukraine, even if they were there to keep the peace.

These chilling threats come four weeks into Russia’s invasion, as Putin’s forces continue to bombard countless Ukrainian cities with air raids, but Kyiv’s resistance holds fast.

Moscow continues to conceal the extent of its losses in the war, with the official death toll remaining unchanged for weeks.

The Kremlin’s mouthpieces on state TV issued blunt, unequivocal warnings, fearing that Poland would seek a NATO mandate for peacekeepers.

They also claimed that Poland would seek a land grab in order to reclaim Ukrainian territory that was once part of Poland, such as the city of Lviv.

Vyacheslav Nikonov, a TV host, claimed that Russian truck drivers stranded on the border had spotted “an accumulation of American and Polish troops.”

Moscow has been concealing the extent of its losses in the war for weeks, with the official death toll remaining unchanged.

The Kremlin’s state television mouthpieces issued stern warnings, fearing that Poland would seek a NATO mandate for peacekeepers.

They also claimed that Poland would seek to reclaim Ukrainian territory that was once part of Poland, such as the city of Lviv.

A TV host named Vyacheslav Nikonov claimed that Russian truck drivers stranded on the border had spotted “an accumulation of American and Polish troops.”

Despite threats to escalate the conflict, Russia’s invasion continues to stall and stutter in the face of logistical and morale issues, as well as massive Ukrainian resistance.

According to early reports, the Kremlin planned a “lightning invasion” of Ukraine that would last several days.

But now, a month into the invasion, Putin’s men are negotiating with the government they were unable to depose.

Other Kremlin-controlled shows echoed Russia’s threats. Colonel Yury Knutov of Channel 1 made the same claims.

“If there are any rational people left in NATO, they will not approve [a peacekeeping] operation [in Ukraine,” he said.

“Why? Because [a collective] NATO decision will be interpreted as a de facto declaration of war on Russia… this would be a Casus belli, or war between Russia and NATO.

“Whether we like it or not, we will have to use tactical nuclear weapons in the theatre of operations to win this war.”

“This will then necessitate the use of powerful strategic nuclear weapons… implying global nuclear war.”

Russia’s state television outlet also warned that the same outcome would occur if Poland acted independently, rather than under NATO’s auspices.

Throughout its failed invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly threatened western intervention.

In addition to the invasion not going as planned, The Financial Times and The Washington Post report that Russia has been begging China for military equipment and financial assistance to help it avoid sanctions since the invasion began on February 24.

China, along with India, is one of the few countries that has yet to condemn Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine.

Veteran Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, the butcher of Chechnya, told Channel 1 that Putin should secure Ukraine’s western border with Poland.