Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s Chechnya, has threatened to attack Poland unless it agrees to withdraw its support of Ukraine.
“Ukraine is a done deal. What I’m interested in is Poland,” said Mr Kadyrov in a video message on his social media on Wednesday night.
“What is Poland trying to achieve? Once Ukraine is done, we can show you what we’re capable of in six seconds if there is an order.”
Poland has been in the crosshairs of Russian propaganda for its highly vocal support of Ukraine. Warsaw has emerged as one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies in the war with Russia and has pushed for an EU ban on Russian oil and gas imports.
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Oleg Morozov, a prominent pro-Kremlin lawmaker, said earlier this month that Poland’s support for Ukraine “is pushing Russia to put it first in line for de-Nazification” – a term that the Kremlin used to describe one of its goals in Ukraine.
Read more: The Telegraph
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