Putin propagandist warns Brit troops will ‘all die’ if they are sent to Ukraine and makes chilling tactical nuke threat in TV rant

Vladimir Putin‘s leading TV mouthpiece has warned Sir Keir Starmer that any British troops he sends to Ukraine will die amid a new Russian nuclear weapons threat.

Vladimir Solovyov claimed the same fate awaits French forces sent by President Emmanuel Macron.

He told viewers on his propaganda show that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in negotiations with London for the UK military to train the Ukrainian armed forces under a peace settlement.

Starmer has said he is willing to station thousands of British soldiers in Ukraine for years to help enforce any peace deal and deter further Russian incursion.

He is prepared to make an open-ended commitment to deploy troops for ‘as long as it takes’ alongside Western allies – as long as MPs approve.

Meanwhile, Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30 as Russia moves to expand the size of their military.

Solovyov – who nightly parrots Kremlin scripts – mockingly urged Starmer to personally lead the troops.

He declared: ‘What contingents can Britain prepare?

He told viewers on his propaganda show that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in negotiations with London for the UK military to train the Ukrainian armed forces

Vladimir Solovyov has warned Sir Keir Starmer that any British troops he sends to Ukraine will die

Solovyov – who nightly parrots Kremlin scripts – mockingly urged Starmer to personally lead the troops

Vladimir Solovyov [Right] pictured with Vladimir Putin.

‘Well, we’ve already buried a lot of Brits here, and a lot of Frenchmen.

‘Well, come [to Ukraine], all of you, all of you die.’

He told his state TV viewers: ‘It would be good if the columns of French and British troops were led directly by their supreme commanders.

‘So that if we use tactical nuclear weapons, we use them wisely.

‘Why? Would anyone feel sorry for them?

‘Yes, in my opinion, well, no one will even remember [Sir Keir] Starmer’s name, because except for me and a couple of other people, no one remembers the name of the current [prime minister]….’

State media commentator Vladimir Kornilov pointed out that King Charles and not Starmer was the commander in chief in the UK.

‘The king is supreme,’ he said.

But Solovyov said: ‘No, there the king is only nominal.’ 

Zelensky called on Western allies to pile ‘new and tangible’ pressure on Moscow following attacks on Khakiv

Rescuers are extinguishing a fire that broke out after a Russian drone hit a private house in Kharkiv

 People inspect a car destroyed by a Russian drone in the center of Kharkiv last week

Last month Solovyov unleashed a similar rant on state television, telling British and French troops that ‘we will kill you all’ if they are deployed to Ukraine.

The Kremlin propagandist has also claimed that US President Donald Trump would side with Russia if global conflict breaks out. 

Last week the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) documented and filed criminal charges of genocide against Solovyov for calling for attacks on Ukraine and promoting ther Russian invasion.

Earlier today Zelensky called on Western allies to pile ‘new and tangible’ pressure on Moscow following attacks on Khakiv last night.

He said: ‘This systematic and constant nature of Russian strikes clearly indicates that Moscow despises the diplomatic efforts of partners.

‘Putin does not even want to ensure a partial ceasefire.

‘Action must be taken as soon as possible.’

Starmer and Zelensky had a phone call on Monday during which they discussed deploying troops in Ukraine. 

Zelensky said that ‘action must be taken as soon as possible’ to deter Russia

Downing Street confirmed that British, French and Ukrainian military leadership would meet to ‘drive forward the next stage of detailed planning’.

Macron has revealed that Britain and France will lead a ‘reassurance force’ in Ukraine if a peace deal is reached.

‘These reassurance forces are a British-French proposition that is desired by Ukraine,’ he announced last Thursday. The force will be deployed not to contact lines but instead at ‘strategic areas’. 

Starmer added: ‘This is a force designed to deter, in order to send that message to Putin that this is a deal that is going to be defended – that’s the best description of it.’