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Russian Parliament Speaker Volodin Threats West With Nuclear War Amid Putin Assassination Claims

Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin claimed that plans to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin could lead to nuclear war, Volodin wrote on Telegram on January 29.
Earlier, American journalist Tucker Carlson stated that the Biden administration planned to assassinate the Kremlin leader.
Volodin insisted that Carlson’s statements should be taken seriously, warning that such actions could have dire consequences—including the risk of nuclear war.
“Plotting to assassinate Putin, even discussing such an idea, is a crime. It poses a severe threat to global security and is a direct path to nuclear war,” he said.
Carlson, known for his pro-Kremlin stance, alleged that former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken supported the idea of assassinating Putin to “accelerate the war” with Russia. He claimed the White House needed “chaos as a protective shield” and shaped its policy accordingly under then-President Joe Biden. However, Carlson did not provide any evidence to support his allegations.
Despite the lack of proof, Volodin expressed outrage that neither Biden nor Blinken had publicly denied the claim. He called for an international investigation, stating, “What Carlson revealed must be thoroughly investigated, and Biden and Blinken must be held accountable.”
Volodin further suggested that this alleged assassination plot was part of a larger pattern, linking it to the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, the recent attack on US presidential candidate Donald Trump, and supposed threats against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin distanced itself from Carlson’s claim.
“We do not fully understand what Carlson meant by that statement. He did not provide any evidence, so I cannot comment on his words,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
He urged the public to be skeptical of unverified claims, regardless of the source, and emphasized that Russian security services “consistently take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the head of state.”
Commenting on these past statements, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Western nations—particularly the “Anglo-Saxons”—of supporting Ukraine in such efforts.
Earlier, Putin made bold claims about Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to continue resisting Russia’s aggression, saying that Zelenskyy is “Illegitimate” and can not sign any deal with Russia.