Russia doesn't have the capacity to start World War 3: Lieutenant Colonel blasts scaremongering on Putin threat

It comes after the Kremlin warned the threat of a nuclear world war has never been so great since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev predicted “new rivers of blood will flow” in a chilling remark.

But according to Putin, these are remarks to be scoffed at, dubbing them “scare tactics”.

“I just shake my heard when I hear this because it is utter nonsense”, he said.

“Russia does not have the capacity to do it. You don’t have to be a military expert to know that.

“After almost two years of war, Russia, the most they have is a little strip of a country on their body with no navy, no military alliance, very limited airforce, and they still can’t go further.

“The idea that if somehow the Russian army could move forward into a 32-member alliance is complete and utter nonsense.

“Putin has no interest in doing that, he has no capacity to do that even if he wanted to.

“That fear is completely unfounded.”

Joe Biden is looking to ramp up the US’s support efforts for Ukraine amid fears the war could branch out.

Biden said the US would continue to back Kyiv “as long as we can”, announcing a $200m support package earlier in the month.

He said: "But without supplemental funding, we're rapidly coming to an end of our ability to help Ukraine respond to the urgent operational demands that it has...

"[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is banking on the United States failing to deliver for Ukraine. We must prove him wrong."

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Washington DC earlier in the month in a bid to shore up support.

The US has already provided more than $111bn to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion of the country more than 21 months ago, but current support is due to run out in weeks.