Russia eyes 4 next targets as Putin's puppet issues 'nuclear armageddon' threat

 

Over the past few months, tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan have sharply escalated — a surprising turn given their history as Soviet-era allies.

The breaking point came after Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, accused the Kremlin of shooting down a passenger plane on December 25 as it was trying to land in Kazakhstan. The crash killed 38 people. Vladimir Putin issued a rare public apology for the “tragic incident” but stopped short of directly admitting responsibility. In February, reports emerged that Baku was preparing to take the matter to an international court.

Since then, Azeri citizens and businesses in Russia have faced growing pressure from Russian security agencies. In response, an unconfirmed report in the Azeri media claimed that Azerbaijan may even consider supplying weapons to Ukraine, especially after its energy assets there have been repeatedly targeted by Russian strikes.

Into this already tense situation stepped Vladimir Solovyov — one of the Kremlin’s most prominent TV propagandists. Without naming Azerbaijan directly, he hinted at the possibility of a Russian military intervention, referring to the South Caucasus region as “our South Caucasus” and warning about the “danger” of NATO bases appearing near the Caspian Sea. He went as far as suggesting that a new “Special Military Operation” could happen in the future.

Solovyov didn’t stop there. Turning to the Baltic States, he dismissed Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania as “geopolitical mistakes” and openly questioned whether NATO would risk nuclear war to defend them. He claimed that Article 5 of the NATO treaty doesn’t necessarily mean immediate military action and implied that no one would want to risk “a nuclear Armageddon” over the Baltics.

While such rhetoric is part of Russia’s broader propaganda strategy, it reflects the Kremlin’s growing willingness to threaten its neighbors — and the increasing volatility in the region.