A former spokesperson for Putin has warned Brits of “nuclear war by Christmas” over Western missiles (Image: Getty)
Western allies including Britain, France and the US, have taken a “big jump” towards a nuclear conflict by giving permission to fire Western long-range missiles into Kremlin territory, a pro- spokesperson, Sergey Markov, has said.
A regular Putin “mouthpiece”, Markov warned that the shock move by US President could mean that Britons could be facing a in shelters.
The threat, in an interview on the Radio 4’s The World At One, was also echoed by President-Elect ’s son, Jnr, who suggested that those behind the move to approve ’s use of the missiles wanted to “make sure they got going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives”.
President Biden’s move, however, has been welcomed by , by senior UK defence sources and by many leaders.
The move will allow to fire US ATACM missiles, UK Storm Shadow missiles and French Scalp missiles into territory.
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The move will allow Ukraine to fire US ATACM, UK Storm Shadow and French Scalp missiles. (Image: Getty)
Those in favour of the move have noted that the Kremlin and its mouthpieces in the state-controlled media and academia had threatened nuclear war every time the West had stepped up its support for , including when it provided tanks, fighter jets and other sophisticated weapon systems.
However, Markov, currently the Director General of ‘s Institute for Political Studies, was convinced the move was different as it would mean that Western militaries would be directly involved in the conflict for the first time – would require their assistance to use the precision guided missile systems.
Speaking to Radio 4, he said: “My reaction [to the White House’s decision] was awful, I couldn’t sleep well because I am just afraid nuclear war is coming.
“This decision of United States, Great Britain and France is not a step towards nuclear war it is a big jump to nuclear war, .
“It is a very dangerous decision. The point is these rocket-missiles cannot be fired by the Ukrainian army, technically.
“Because, these rocket-missiles need to have very good map of the Russian territory and only the US has this map, even Great Britain and does not have this map.”
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Markov thinks Biden, Macron and Starmer want escalation which could lead to nuclear war. (Image: Getty)
Markov added that the targeting of the rocket-missiles cannot be done by the Ukrainian army as it requires satellite-intelligence that the country does not have – instead they will be targeted to Russian cities by American, British and French militaries, he argued.
“So, we regard this as the start of a direct war by Britain, America and France against , another nuclear power.
“American rocket missiles against our territory. This is a clear escalation of the war.”
Asked if Putin would use nuclear missiles in response, Mr Markov said ‘not now’ and said it was more likely that bases in eastern Europe could be hit by smaller, tactical nuclear missiles.
But he added: “I think Biden, and want escalation which could lead to, from my understanding, in the worst scenario, the nuclear war happens before Christmas of this year.
“Probably you will not be able to say ‘Merry Christmas’ because you will stay in the hole trying to hide away [your] family from the nuclear catastrophe. It can develop very, very quickly.”