Putin’s Deadliest Threat : Ukraine Belongs to Russia

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Vladimir Putin just declared that “All of Ukraine is ours” and issued a chilling final nuclear warning to the West and Ukraine. In a major 2025 speech, he hinted at targeting key Ukrainian cities and expanding Russia’s military reach. Could a nuclear strike be next?  This video breaks down the latest developments, Putin's statement from the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, the global reaction, and what this means for the future of Europe and world peace.  #internationalnews #ukrainerussiawar #geopolitics

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00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again escalated the rhetoric surrounding the war in

00:05Ukraine, declaring in a high-profile address on all of Ukraine as ours. Speaking at the St. Petersburg

00:12International Economic Forum, the Russian leader claimed that Russians and Ukrainians are one

00:18people, and insisted that any territory reached by Russian groups is rightfully part of the Russian

00:25Federation. This stark assertion was delivered amid ongoing fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine

00:31and comes as the Kremlin continues to solidify its hold over occupied regions while pushing the

00:37narrative that Ukraine as a sovereign entity has no legitimacy. Putin's comments included both

00:44ideological and military implications. He hinted that Russian forces may expand their operations

00:50further into northeastern Ukraine, suggesting that cities such as Sumy could be targeted to

00:56create a so-called sanitary zone that would act as a buffer against Ukrainian and NATO-backed

01:02countermeasures. The Russian President emphasized that this zone was a matter of strategic necessity,

01:08framing the potential advance not as an offensive campaign, but as a defensive effort to ensure

01:14Russia's security against what he described as increasing Western interference. The speech

01:20also carried a veiled nuclear threat, while Putin did not explicitly announce any new deployments.

01:26He reiterated Russia's readiness to use all available means to defend what it sees as its territory,

01:34a phrase widely interpreted by Western analysts as a reference to nuclear weapons. This language aligns

01:40with previous Kremlin statements about the use of tactical nuclear arms should the war escalate

01:46beyond what Moscow deems acceptable bounds, particularly if NATO forces are deployed directly

01:52into Ukraine. The international reaction was swift and condemnatory. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

01:59responded in a national address, accusing Putin of delusional imperialism and reaffirming

02:05that Ukraine would not concede any territory. Ukraine belongs to Ukrainians, he said, calling the

02:13speech a signal that Russia has no interest in negotiation or peace. Western leaders echoed similar

02:19sentiments. US officials labeled Putin's remarks dangerous and destabilizing. European union leaders

02:26warned that any further regression would result in stronger sanctions and continued military support for

02:32Ukraine. NATO Secretary-General Jen Stoltenberg reaffirmed that NATO's defensive posture remains firm and

02:40that any attack on member states would be met with a unified response. On the ground, a war has settled

02:46into a grinding stalemate, with periodic surges in fighting and small territorial gains and losses on both

02:53sides. Russia continues to maintain a firm grip on Crimea and significant parts of the Donetsk,

03:00Lewinsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions. However, Ukrainian forces remain active and resilient,

03:07despite facing challenges related to ammunition shortages and delays in Western aid. The United

03:14States and European partners have pledged additional weapons deliveries this summer, including long-range

03:20missiles and air defense systems. In a bid to bolster Ukraine's ability, Putin's statement is viewed by many

03:27analysts as both a domestic and international message. Domestically, it serves to reinforce

03:33nationalist sentiment and portray the war as a just and inevitable campaign to reunite historical lands.

03:40Internationally, it is a test of Western resolve, as Russia seeks to pressure NATO into backing away

03:47from Ukraine by invoking the threat of nuclear escalation and portraying any Ukrainian counterattack as

03:54aggression against Russian territory.

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