Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia's State Duma and a close ally
of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has warned that the world might face
a "catastrophe" due to the West's continued military support to Ukraine.

The head of the Russia's lower house of parliament posted his veiled
threat on his Telegram account, saying that if the U.S.- and NATO-supplied
weapons were used by Ukraine to retake their occupied territories, Russia
would retaliate using "more powerful weapons."

"Given the technological superiority of Russian weapons, foreign
politicians making such decisions need to understand that this could end
in a global catastrophe that will destroy their countries," Volodin wrote.

https://www.ibtimes.com/putin-ally-threatens-global-catastrophe-using-more-powerful-weapons-against-us-europe-3659760

Volodin also suggested that Russia may use its nuclear weapons, claiming
that their country's territorial integrity is being threatened, Politico
reported.

"Arguments that the nuclear powers have not previously used weapons of
mass destruction in local conflicts are untenable. This is because these
states have not faced a situation in which the security of their citizens
and the territorial integrity of their countries were threatened," Volodin
said.

Volodin's remark is not the first time a Russian official threatened to
use nuclear weapons to retaliate against Ukraine's allies.

On Thursday, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned NATO that a
Russian defeat in Ukraine war could trigger a nuclear war.

Last month, Putin floated the idea of abandoning Russia's longstanding
nuclear doctrine, saying that they could replicate what he described as a
U.S. concept of using a preemptive strike.

Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Ryan also believed that Russia will
likely use nuclear weapons if it faced with defeat against Ukraine.

Volodin's threat came after a group of countries supporting Ukraine met in
Ramstein, Germany, and announced a fresh batch of military assistance to
the Ukrainian forces. However, it fell short of providing advanced Leopard
2 battle tanks.

### - (nada's clear as both sides shuffle their back-pieces around on the
board...)

so is it white to move? have lost track heh ;)

yep, white to move, or things is likely gonna remain exactly as they ARE
for the foreseeable future!

meanwhile, they's all ramping-up the rhetoric & threats again...

FORE! THWACK!!! - yeah am tryin' it heh...

it's kinda zen? ;)