Russia has made new threats to use its deadly hypersonic Satan-2 nuclear missile to hit Britain in just “200 seconds”.
The warning from Russia’s deputy chairman of the Defense Committee, Alexei Zhuravlyov, comes when Finland is ready to join NATO and Sweden is ready to follow suit.
“If Finland wants to join this bloc, then our goal is absolutely legitimate – to question the existence of this country. This is logical, “Zhuravlyov said in an interview with Russia 1 state television.
“If the United States is threatening our country, that’s good: here’s the sarma [known Satan-2] for you and there will be nuclear ashes from you if you think Russia should not exist. And Finland says it is on par with the United States. Well, stand in line. “
Last month, Russia tested its new Sarmat intercontinental missile, also known as Satan 2. She announced that the warhead, which could be aimed at Europe and the United States, will be deployed by the fall. Sarmat is capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads and lures and striking targets thousands of miles away.
Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles rotate through Red Square
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Asked if Russia would deploy nuclear weapons on its border with Finland, he said: “For what? We don’t need it.
“We can strike with Sarmat from Siberia and even reach the United Kingdom. And if we hit from Kaliningrad … the time to reach hypersound is 200 seconds – so go ahead, guys.
“At the Finnish border, we will not have strategic weapons, but Kinzhal-class weapons that will reach Finland in 20 seconds or even 10 seconds.
Russia has expressed dissatisfaction with Finland’s intention to join NATO and said it would take “retaliatory steps” of both a military-technical and other nature to halt growing threats to its national security.
Mr Zhuravlyov said Finland had been provoked to join NATO by the United States and the United Kingdom. “Finns have nothing to share with us. They get more than 90 percent of the gas, wood and many more of us.
“Who needs a fight first?” The Finns? They are not afraid of being attacked by Russia. Of course, sooner or later the Americans will force them to do so.
“Just as they forced Ukraine to do so, they are trying to make Poland and Romania. And as practice shows, they succeed. “
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Moscow would take adequate precautions if NATO deployed nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to Russia’s border, according to RIA. He added that Moscow has no hostile intentions towards Finland and Sweden and sees no “real” reasons for the two countries to join NATO.
Zhuravlyov warned that Russia could strike at the United Kingdom in minutes
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In an interview with many colorful remarks such as the labeling of the Baltic nations of Lithuania and Estonia, Mr Zhuravlyov also said that St. Petersburg, Putin’s birthplace, could be NATO’s first target in the war with Russia, adding that the United States “will everything possible for the Third World War to happen. ”
“They [US] they will be able to attribute all their problems to the war, as they did during the First and Second World Wars.
“They came out of the crisis only because of the war in Europe. But there is a great danger: who guarantees that nuclear missiles will not fly? I do not guarantee that. “
Russia’s energy supplier RAO Nordic has said it will cut off electricity supplies to Finland from Saturday, citing payment problems as tensions between the two nations increase. The Finnish grid operator said Russia provided only a small percentage of the country’s electricity and could be replaced by alternative sources.
Fingrid said he did not expect a power outage as a result of the shutdown, as only about 10% of Finland’s electricity comes from Russia.
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