A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

The drone attack destroyed a Russian military arsenal in Tver, triggering a blast powerful enough to be detected by earthquake monitors and NASA satellites.

Ryan Wesley Routh, who allegedly sought to assassinate former President Trump over the weekend, was largely dismissed as a troubled eccentric in his attempts to rally support for Ukraine over the past two years.