Kremlin warns 'a collision between the nuclear powers' is imminent now the West is firing missiles into Russia in latest threat of WW3

Russia has warned that British support for Ukraine could 'lead to a collision between nuclear powers' in a grave threat as President Vladimir Putin vowed to launch more hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine. A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being launched as part of nuclear deterrence forces drills in Russia on October 29, 2024 Putin has said he will fire more of Russia 's new hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers roll on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9 Russia's Ambassador to Britain Andrei Kelin, takes part in an interview for 'Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg' in London, Britain October 18, 2024 Amid rising fears of escalation, Ambassador Kelin told Sky News that Britain was now 'directly involved' in the war in Ukraine after its Storm Shadow missiles were reportedly used to strike targets inside Russia. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, head of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, said the Oreshnik could reach targets across Europe and be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, echoing Putin's claim that even with conventional warheads, 'the massive use of the weapon would be comparable in effect to the use of nuclear weapons.' A Russian animation simulates how a Yars ICBM is deployed The RS-24 Yars is capable of unleashing up to four separate nuclear warheads anywhere in the US after flying through space at 19,000mph Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and State Council Secretary Alexei Dyumin attend a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024 A grab taken from handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on March 1, 2024 purport to show the test firing of an ICBM belonging to the country's nuclear deterrence forces Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov kept up Russia's bellicose tone on Friday, blaming 'the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries' in supplying weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia.