Following Tucker Carlson's claims of assassination attempts on Putin, Russia threatens nuclear war if such events occur.

He wrote about this on Telegram.

According to Volodin, preparing an assassination attempt on Putin and even "discussing it" is a "direct path to nuclear war" and a "threat to global security."

He expressed concern that neither Biden nor former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has yet denied Carlson's statements. He also recalled assassination attempts on other world leaders, including Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and—at that time—a candidate for U.S. President, Donald Trump.

That is why, he argues, "discussing the intention to kill Putin should be taken seriously": "What Tucker Carlson stated needs to be thoroughly investigated. And Biden and Blinken should be held accountable."

Updated at 11:10. In the Kremlin, Carlson's words were described as "unsubstantiated information." The spokesperson for the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, whom is quoted by the propaganda TASS, urged people not to believe it.

What preceded this?

American pro-Russian journalist Tucker Carlson stated during a recording of his podcast episode that the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden attempted to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

In particular, he hinted at the involvement of former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who allegedly "insisted on a real war" with Russia.

"Okay, but who will take power in Russia [after Putin's death]? And what will happen to the nuclear arsenal in such a complex country? It’s madness to even think about that,” the journalist said at that time.