🇷🇺 Russian President Putin says if Ukraine joins NATO, it will lead to nuclear war.

"If Ukraine joins NATO and attempts to bring Crimea back by military, it means the European countries will automatically be pulled into a war conflict with Russia.

Of course, NATO and Russia's potentials are incomparable. We understand it. But we also understand that Russia is one of the leading nuclear states. And with some modern components, it even outperforms many.

There will be no winners. And you will be pulled into this conflict against your will.
You won't even have time to blink your eye when you execute Article 5."