'Rehearsal' for NATO conflict: Putin ally says 'Russia testing arms' in Ukraine

Putin ally stated Ukraine war may be a 'rehearsal' for a possible large-scale conflict with the West. Moscow State University academic Alexei Fenenko made the remarks on a Kremlin-controlled channel. Putin ally hinted more is to come & raised the prospect of a broader conflict with NATO alliance members. Stuttering invasion, Kremlin-backed media going all out to portray 'demilitarisation of Ukraine' in a positive light.