Vladimir Solovyov and his weatherman want Russia to act like Iran

(MOSCOW) – Russian state propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and military weather forecaster Yevgeny Tishkovets used a recent broadcast of the radio programme Full Contact to demand a far wider and more aggressive war against Ukraine and Europe, including calls for attacks on British ships and threats of nuclear destruction against European states.

In the transcript, Solovyov dismissed remarks by US President Donald Trump and instead argued that Russia should prepare for a much broader confrontation. He said Moscow must recognise what he described as the seriousness of the threat and accused Russian officials of failing to act decisively enough.

Solovyov asked whether Russia intended to wait until Ukrainian ballistic weapons were allegedly capable of striking Moscow in the coming months or year, or whether it would begin acting immediately. He then called for British ships to be sunk if they attempted to interfere with vessels operating in Russian interests.

He went further by saying Russia did not need the West’s approval or affection, but rather its fear. He claimed Europe had declared what he called a war of annihilation against Russia and argued that such a conflict could only be won through a full appreciation of the risks and through what he described as a decisive and crushing strike against Europe itself.

Solovyov then moved openly into nuclear rhetoric. He said Russia could not fight Europe with conventional weapons and claimed European states must understand that Moscow sees and understands their plans. On that basis, he said, Russia would be forced to erase Europe from the face of the earth with nuclear weapons, adding that in his view there was no other option.

He also said Russia should stop being “kind” and simply destroy everything, before turning to the Middle East and arguing that Iran was behaving correctly rather than improperly, in contrast to criticism voiced by Trump.

The discussion then shifted to Tishkovets, who echoed Solovyov’s demands for escalation. He said he was frustrated that known logistical and infrastructure targets linked to Ukraine had not been destroyed. He specifically referred to Kyiv as an infrastructure hub and complained that routes of entry into Ukraine had not been eliminated.

Tishkovets also called for the destruction of arms production facilities and even referred to Ukrainian weapons related factories in Europe as targets. He further complained that ships intercepting Russian linked vessels had not been sunk, asking what was happening and why such actions had not already been taken.

Solovyov responded approvingly, and Tishkovets said that people around him shared the same view. He pointed to Iran as what he described as a clear example, claiming Tehran was striking American and NATO infrastructure across the Middle East and that Russia should now begin destroying everything that harms the Russian state.