Russia State TV Discusses Attacking Two NATO Nations

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Post At: Feb 01/2024 08:50PM

A guest on Russian state TV has proposed attacking two members of the NATO military alliance.

In a discussion on state TV channel Russia-1, Vitaly Tretyakov, a journalist and dean at Lomonosov State University, discussed launching attacks on both France and Italy.

Footage of the discussion was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs. "Attention, France, Italy! Russian propagandists want to 'save' you," he wrote in a caption accompanying the video.

Attention, France, Italy!

Russian propagandists want to "save" you:
"If we have to attack someone for salvation, there are only two countries - France and Italy, where the main wealth of European, West European, Central European culture is concentrated. This is where there is… pic.twitter.com/Gk9ho7c9hE

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 1, 2024

Kremlin propagandists have routinely warned of a looming world war and strikes by Russia on NATO territory. Ties between Moscow and the West have become increasingly strained after Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russian officials and guests on Russian state TV have called for strikes on both the U.S. and other NATO members over aid and weapons provided by the Joe Biden administration and members of the military alliance to Kyiv.

This is a developing story and will be updated when further information becomes available.

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 4, 2022. A Russian state TV guest has proposed attacking two members of the NATO military... Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 4, 2022. A Russian state TV guest has proposed attacking two members of the NATO military alliance. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images

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