In a nuclear war, the chief of the Russian space agency, Roscomos, has asserted that Russia could quickly annihilate NATO countries.

Sunday, Dmitry Rogozin, who has made numerous outrageous and controversial remarks in recent months, posted Russian messages on his Telegram channel.

Rogozin asserted that the destruction might occur within 30 minutes. "but we must not allow it, since the consequences of an exchange of nuclear strikes will affect the state of our Earth," he added.

Rogozin stated, "Therefore, we will have to defeat this economically and militarily more powerful enemy by conventional military means,"

In February, Vladimir Putin placed Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert to the sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union.

In April, NATO issued a statement on its website condemning in the strongest possible terms Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is an independent, peaceful, and democratic country and a close NATO ally.

The statement continued, "The Alliance calls on President Putin to stop this war immediately, withdraw all his forces from Ukraine without conditions and engage in genuine diplomacy."

Rogozin penned in a Telegram message: "The NATO is at war with us. It has not declared it, but it doesn't alter anything. It is now evident to everyone."

In April, Rogozin announced that Roscosmos would withdraw from the International Space Station, a decision that had already been confirmed. He also denounced the multitude of economic restrictions put on Russia by the West.

In April, he tweeted, "I believe that the restoration of normal relations between partners in the International Space Station and other joint projects is possible only with the complete and unconditional lifting of illegal sanctions,"

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom have intensified sanctions against Moscow, Vladimir Putin, and numerous members of the leader's inner circle.

Rogozin added in his Telegram message that the conflict, which Putin referred to as a "special military operation," had "far beyond its original meaning and geography" and was an "a war for the truth and the right of Russia to exist as a single and independent state."

However, scholars have discredited Putin's numerous attempts to legitimize the war, notably his claim that he intended to "denazify" Ukraine.

According to their comments to NPR, Putin's tone was disrespectful and factually inaccurate. Laura Jockusch, one of the experts, stated, "The Ukraine has not committed 'genocide' or 'ethnic cleansing' against ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers in the Ukraine. Putin uses a fabrication to legitimize his aggressive attack on the Ukraine."

Jockush noted in her email to NPR that using the term "denazification" was an "reminder that the term 'Nazi' has become a generic term for 'absolute evil' that is completely disconnected from its original historical meaning and context."