Putin Propagandists Say Trump's Russia Threat Is Just an Epstein Smokescreen

My latest for @thedailybeast
https://x.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1945158798118690890
https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-pals-say-trumps-russia-threat-is-just-an-epstein-smokescreen/

Aside from Vladimir Solovyov, whose nuclear threats are the stuff of legend—and who proposed to use the next 50 days “to set Europe on fire, “create hell on the territory of Ukraine” and “nuke America”—most experts saw the announcement as subterfuge.