From the podium of the 5th “Metropolitan Summit” in Thessaloniki, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, stressed the need to immediately stop the war in Ukraine and in this context emphasized that not enough pressure is being exerted on Putin, especially through economic sanctions.

“We are left with two people among the world’s leaders right now. Me and Putin,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Once again, Vladimir Putin is putting the nuclear threat on the table, according to international media reporting on his discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron.

According to reports, the Russian president said Hiroshima showed that "you don't have to strike big cities to end a war."

The West has repeatedly blamed the Russian president for threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

A "clearly worried" Macron

The Mail on Sunday reported that a French government source noted that Macron's phone call with the Russian president had left him "clearly worried". The same source added that “it sounded like a very heavy hint that Putin could detonate a tactical nuclear weapon in eastern Ukraine, leaving Kyiv intact. That seemed to be the gist of his remarks."

"The two presidents have undoubtedly discussed the risk of using nuclear weapons. "Putin wants to send the message that all options are on the table, according to the Russian doctrine regarding nuclear weapons," the same source told the newspaper.