With their invasion of Ukraine faltering in ever more embarrassing ways of late, the Kremlin is growing belligerent once again, hoping to somehow frighten the world into obeying their every command.
Of course, with the global community now keenly aware of just how ineffective the Russian war machine really is, these threats are beginning to shed a great deal of their gravity. This, in turn, causes the Kremlin’s drivel to grow ever uglier.
The latest uptick in ugly talk comes after Ukraine’s President made a visit to Washington DC.
The Kremlin said that nothing good would come from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to Washington on Wednesday and that Russia saw no chance of peace talks with Kyiv.
In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that continued Western arms supplies to Ukraine would lead to a “deepening” of the conflict – something which could backfire on Kyiv, he warned.
“The supply of weapons continues and the range of supplied weapons is expanding. All of this, of course, leads to an aggravation of the conflict. This does not bode well for Ukraine,” Peskov said.
And then…
Asked whether Moscow had any expectations that something positive could come from Zelensky’s trip, Peskov answered: “No.”
Putin and his cronies have repeatedly suggested they could escalate the conflict through the use of nuclear weapons, and many must be wondering if this is the provocation that finally pushes Putin over the line.
