A top Russian TV propagandist issued a horrifying threat, calling for a major German city to be destroyed.

17:11, Mon, Feb 16, 2026 Updated: 17:12, Mon, Feb 16, 2026

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Vladimir Solovyov suggested a German city should be destroyed. (Image: Getty)

One of Vladimir Putin's top allies has issued a chilling threat to Europe, calling for German leaders and one of its cities to be "destroyed". TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov launched into an explosive rant during his show, Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov. 

In front of the other panellists, he called for the "utter filth" that is Munich to be destroyed, as well as the current and former German chancellors. He said: "The Munich Conference has demonstrated, once again, that the city of Munich should probably be destroyed, because everything that comes out of Munich brings utter filth.

"These people are sick with war. Scholz should be destroyed. Merz should be destroyed. Wadephul should be destroyed. Annalena Baerbock should be destroyed. These words sound frightening, don't they."

His reference to the Munich Conference comes after Sir Keir Starmer said Europe must be ready to fight amid growing threats from Russia during his speech at the event.

The Prime Minister leaders must not waste time as "Russia has proved its appetite for aggression".

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He said: "Now we feel the solidity of peace, the very ground that we stand on softening under our feet. It’s the job of leaders to be ahead of these seismic shapes, yet that is against the grain of history.

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"To break the convention of a thousand speeches, we are not at a crossroads. The road ahead is straight and it is clear. We must build our hard power, because that is the currency of the age.

"We must be able to deter aggression, and, yes, if necessary, we must be ready to fight."