A Kremlin TV propaganda piece has claimed World War Three has started, and that Russia’s horrifying task is now to “demilitarise” NATO.
Russian television anchor Olga Skabeyeva of Putin mouthpiece Rossiya-1 claimed on camera that the war in Ukraine, known in Russia as a special military operation, “is now over”.
Skabeyeva argued that the West’s provisions of arms to Ukraine meant that the special operation had spilled over into a global conflict as Ukraine showcased new British Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles.
The anchor’s tirade was broadcast on Rossiya-1, where she claimed Russia were being “forced to demilitarise” both Ukraine and NATO.
Skabayeva said: “It’s time to admit, perhaps, that Russia’s special operation in Ukraine is now over. In the sense that a real war has started, World War III. We are being forced to demilitarise, not just Ukraine but NATO as a whole.
“It was not only Smerch MLRS with cluster munitions that struck Donetsk. The strikes were carried out with… American M777 howitzers.”
Ukrainian troops have been spotted using armound vehicles kitted with Browning heavy machine guns as well as Wolfhound support vehicles given to the country by Britain.
Separate claims made by Lugansk People’s Republic head Leonid Pasechnik, who alleged that Ukrainian propaganda was to blame for hatred of Russian activities.
He said: “Most people, of course, meet us as liberators, with tears in their eyes, seeking to thank the military in person. Many come outside, hug republican, Russian servicemen, saying that they were anticipating liberation.
“Hatred towards everything Russian was promoted in Ukraine: language, culture, people and Russia in general. To our great regret, Kyiv and the US were able to raise an entire generation, a nation even, a nation of nationalists, in such a short time.
“Despite that, there are tens of thousands of people in Ukraine who support the Russian world, friendship with the brotherly people of Russia.”
