A Russian state TV host and one of Vladimir Putin’s top propagandists has made the alarming claim that Russia should launch pre-emptive strikes on Europe as an inevitable conflict is looming. The notorious presenter Vladimir Solovyov also accused Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of being “satanists”. He said, on his ‘The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov’ programme: “They’ve discussed how they support one another… in their fight against Christianity. Satanism is the one thing that unites all of them.
“The Democratic Party, is a party of satanists. The European elites are satanists. You won’t find a single believer among them. Starmer, Macron and Merz. All of them are enemies of religion. We are witnessing the divisions that are now underway, this is a fight between religious goodness and absolute evil. At this point all jokes are simply over. We see that the Nazis are getting ready for war. They can’t stop. Europe is doomed to war with Russia. They won’t stop until we carry out a destructive preventive strike.”
Solovyov recently appeared on Russian state television advocating for an attack on Britain using Poseidon high-speed atomic underwater drones or Sarmat, an intercontinental nuclear missile.
This came after Russia demanded Britain immediately stop all military training for Ukrainian troops as a prerequisite for ending the war. Rodion Miroshnik, a special envoy to the foreign ministry, added that arms supplies to Ukraine must also be halted.
The Russian government has made it clear that it aims to bring an end to Operation Interflex training programme for Ukraine, which, spearheaded by Britain, has provided combat training to tens of thousands of fighters.
A statement read: “The participation or complicity of other countries is a key issue that must be stopped in all forms – including weapons deliveries and the training of Ukrainian militants.
“All of this amounts to direct complicity in the conflict. Halting these programmes would be a signal of willingness to seek a resolution.”
This comes as waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said Friday.
Hours after the barrage that killed one person and wounded at least 26 others, including a child, Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very important and productive” phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The two leaders discussed how Ukrainian air defences might be strengthened, possible joint weapons production, and broader US-led efforts to end the war, according to a statement by Zelenksy.