VLADIMIR Putin has warned the West it will face "untold consequences" if challenged as he launched the long-feared invasion in Ukraine.

The Russian President also vowed to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" Ukraine in a sinister televised speech.

Putin stated that "modern Russia, even after the collapse of the USSR and the loss of a significant part of its nuclear potential, is today one of the most powerful nuclear powers."

And in a chilling warning to the West he added: "To anyone who would consider interfering from outside: If you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history."

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Putin warns of ‘untold consequences’ if ‘NUCLEAR power’ Russia is challenged while they ‘de-Nazify’ Ukraine

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