“Take Russian Crimea from Russia?
Their most important port?
asked Carlson.
The host recalled that the Kremlin had repeatedly warned about the danger of such statements from Washington and Kyiv.
He admitted that such plans could lead to a nuclear conflict.
“And this is the new plan?
Did someone vote for him?
This is pure madness,” he concluded.
In September, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Crimea is an integral part of Russia and that claims to Russian territory would receive a proper response.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed that the issue of Crimea is closed for Russia, and the referendum on the peninsula was held in strict accordance with international law.
Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014: the majority of residents voted for reunification with Russia.