Russia threatens UK with nuclear war as Putin's ally warns 'we'll have to punish them'

Russia threatens UK with nuclear war as Putin's ally warns 'we'll have to punish them' A close ally of Vladimir Putin believes Russia is being "too patient" with Europe. Russia will have "to punish Europe severely" if the continent continues to support Ukraine, Sergey Karaganov, a former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has said. Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Karaganov threatened Ukraine's closest allies in Europe , including the UK, with nuclear annihilation. Now the head of Russia ’s Council for Foreign and Defence Policy, he said Europe defeating Russia is a "fantastic illusion", blaming it on the "intellectual incapacity" of European leaders. He said: "What is defeat of Russia? If Russia comes ever close to a defeat, that would mean that Russia now would use nuclear weapons and Europe would be finished physically. READ MORE: Russia rages at Trump over Greenland with 'end of the world' WW3 warning READ MORE: Trump's chilling choice for Greenland is US vs. Russia-China Top Putin advisor warns that if the Ukraine war continues like this, Russia will nuke Germany and the UK. - Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) pic.twitter.com/Tzuc6onsyK January 15, 2026 "So I mean, it’s simply impossible even to think about it, but they have been talking because they need a war to rationalise their stay in power, to rationalise their existence. "Everybody in the world now laughs at Europe, which used to be, by the way, one of the core centers of world power. Now it’s a joke. And of course, I am not speaking of all Europe. We know that there are decent Europeans. There are smart Europeans." Mr Carlson then questioned: "When you say everyone knows that the Russian government, if pressed, would use nuclear weapons against Europe , do you mean that, is my question, and do you think that the Europeans understand that?" Karagnov responded by bizarrely claiming that European education has been "killed" since "the 1968 so-called student revolution", as so leaders across the continent are "unable to understand what is happening fully". He added: "They believe that war will never come to their territory. They forgot about the war and that it’s terrible. Now, one of the tasks of Russia in addition to all others is to bring them to senses hopefully without using nuclear weapons." Karagnov then accused the Russian government of being "too patient" with Europe, but "sooner our later" Moscow will "have to punish them severely". He said: "I am criticising my government of being too prudent and too patient with them. "But sooner or later, if they continue to support this war, sacrificing numerous of the Ukrainians and others [...] We’ll have to punish them severely. Hopefully in a limited sense."

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