Putin 'will unleash nuclear strike' as Russian oligarch issues one-month warning

Putin 'will unleash nuclear strike' as Russian oligarch issues one-month warningVladimir Putin ally Konstantin Malofeev warned Russia is ready to launch a nuclear strike after news Ukraine could have new ballistic missiles able to hit MoscowCommentsNewsWill Stewart Russia Correspondent and Tim Hanlon News Reporter08:41, 08 Apr 2026Updated 08:57, 08 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesVladimir Putin 'will unleash nuclear destruction on Ukraine'(Image: Alamy Live News.)Vladimir Putin will unleash nuclear destruction on Ukraine, a leading Kremlin oligarch and propagandist says.‌Wealthy Konstantin Malofeev spoke out as Russia is spooked by new Ukrainian ballistic missiles which could within weeks target and destroy key strategic sites in Moscow.‌“Everything will be decided by a nuclear strike,” said Orthodox oligarch Konstantinos Malofeev, urging Putin to press the Armageddon button. "It’s time to end this war (in Ukraine) now.” Prominent pro-Kremlin owner of hardline Tsargrad channel, the tycoon is the third Putin mouthpiece in two days to issue chilling demands for nuclear strikes.‌“Russia will warn the population 72 hours in advance of a nuclear strike on western Ukraine,” he said. “A strike of 20–25 kilotons will cause critical destruction and panic across the country... The war will end within a month.”View 2 ImagesKonstantin Malofeev says Russia is ready to launch a nuclear strike on Ukraine(Image: PAVEL BEDNYAKOV/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)READ MORE: Everything we know about Iran and US ceasefire as Trump declares 'total victory'READ MORE: Donald Trump blasted after Iran ceasefire for 'desperately searching for any exit'The sinister rhetoric in a commentary for Tsargrad comes amid a Ukrainian threat to use the country’s new home-produced FP-9 ballistic missile with a range of 530 miles - designed to strike Moscow - within weeks.‌The notorious FSB headquarters at Lubyanka - near the Kremlin and previously the home of the Soviet era KGB...