And to think that Putin is a moderate

We have no poet-statesman in the US, do we?  When was the last time you heard any American politician refer to the United Stares as the Motherland?  

Putin: Western elites have gone too far. It is Russia’s historical tradition and destiny to stop, by any means necessary, those who seek world domination. pic.twitter.com/ys8AOwVM2W

— Putin Direct (@PutinDirect) September 29, 2022

Dear Friends, the West has gone too far in its aggressive anti-Russia policy.  We constantly hear threats directed at our country and people.  Some irresponsible Western politicians are doing more than just speak about their plan to organize the delivery of long-range offensive weapons to Ukraine, which would be used to strike Crimea and other Russian regions.  Such terrorist attacks, including with the use of western weapons, are already being carried out at border areas in the Belgorod Onlast and Kursk regions.  NATO is conducting reconnaissance through Russia's southern regions in real time and with the use of modern systems, aircraft, vessels, satellites, and strategic drones.  Washington, London, and Brussels are openly encouraging Kiev to move the hostilities to our territory.  They openly say that Russia must be defeated on the battlefield by any means, and subsequently deprived of political, economic, cultural and any other sovereignty and ultimately plundered.  They have even resorted to nuclear blackmail.  I am referring not only to the Western-encouraged shelling of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which poses a threat of a nuclear disaster, but also in the statements made by some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO countries on the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons, against Russia.  I would like to remind those who make such statements regarding Russia that our country has different types of weapons as well, and some of them are more modern than the weapons NATO countries have.  In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us.  This is not a bluff.  The citizens of Russia can rest assured that the territorial integrity of our Motherland, our independence and freedom will be defended.  I'll say this again--by all means available to us.  Those who are using nuclear blackmail against us should should know that the wind rose [of nuclear fallout] can also blow in their direction.  It is our historical tradition and the destiny of our people to stop those who seek global domination and threaten to split up and enslave our Motherland.  Rest assured that we will do it this time as well.  I believe in your support.