Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to western “threats” with a threat of his own, stating that the Russian army is prepared to deliver lightning-fast strikes with strategic weapons, writes The Guardian.

“If someone decides to intervene in current events [in Ukraine] from the outside and creates unacceptable strategic threats for Russia, then [they] must know that our response, our retaliatory strikes, will be lightning-fast, quick.

We have all the tools for this - such that no one else can boast of right now. And we won’t brag - we"ll use them if needed!

And everyone should know about it! All decisions in this regard have already been made”.