In view of the fakestream media’s attempt to demonize Putin for supposedly threatening the West with a nuclear strike, it is necessary to let everyone listen to Putin’s actual speech—not the whole speech, of course, but more than what the media is letting people hear.
Putin made the point that western leaders had been talking about nuking Russia, and so Putin reminded them that they are not the only ones with nuclear weapons. He said that if the west decides to use nukes against Russia, he will not hesitate to use them against the west as well. In other words, Putin was threatening to retaliate if the west decides to go nuclear.
The media left out that little detail in order to demonize Putin and bring a wave of fear to the people in the west.
Listen to this video from about 4:30 on for a few minutes.
I saved the English version of President Putin's speech from the Kremlin's website for a friend that couldn't access it. Here it is:
Address by the President of the Russian Federation • President of Russia
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https://files.catbox.moe/yhquir.pdf