Quote:Vladimir Putin's propaganda mouthpieces reacted with fury to Donald Trump's ultimatum urging the dictator to 'end-the-war', while stopping short of threatening the U.S. directly - and turning their ire towards London instead.

Andrey Gurulev, a pro-Putin MP and retired Lieutenant General, and Vladimir Solovyov spoke on state TV to call for a nuclear attack on London, or a massive atomic bomb test on the remote Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya.

Gurulev, 57, appeared on 'Pryamoy efir' to blast Trump for posing as 'the master of the world' over yesterday's demands to end the 'ridiculous' war in Ukraine or face tougher sanctions.

Trump had qualified the threats by saying Putin, with whom he had 'always had a very good relationship', was 'destroying his country' after nearly three years of conflict.

'Is he threatening us or what?' asked Gurulev, later adding, 'The best answer would be to stage good nuclear explosions on Novaya Zemlya frankly.'

Solovyov, a television presenter and former teacher in the U.S., jibed: 'Why don't you like Novaya Zemlya? Don't you have enough place to blow up? London, for example.'

Gurulev, having made comments earlier this month calling for the UK to be wiped 'off the face of the Earth' pushed back before Solovyov added: 'Why should Novaya Zemlya be tortured? Rather than London? [The British] will think it's just fireworks.'

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