Margaret Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russia Today, made the prediction. Simonyan claimed that Russia has the right to declare NATO countries as legitimate targets. She also stated that she sees no other option to resolve the quarrel with Ukraine.
“One morning we will wake up to find that Vladimir Putin issued an ultimatum last night, saying that if F-16 fighter jets taking off from the airfields of such countries continue to attack Russian territory – if such and such weapons, shipped from continue to supply the ports of such and such countries, then we consider these airports and these ports as legitimate targets of war,” Simonyan said.