“Apparently, they expect us to get scared at some point. But at the same time, they also say that they want to achieve a strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield. What does this mean for Russia? For Russia, this means the end of its statehood. This means the end of the thousand-year history of the Russian state. I think this is understandable for everyone,” Putin noted.

“And then the question arises: Why should we be afraid? Wouldn’t it be better to go all the way then? This is elementary logic.” said Putin

“We do not need a preventive (nuke) strike yet, because the enemy is guaranteed to be destroyed in a retaliatory strike,” Putin said.

I read it as, Putin is saying in a nice way that the West can stick it up their ass…

Yes siree…

WtR