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Vladimir Putin has issued a chilling threat to the US as tensions continue to rise over the Syria conflict - sparking World War III fears.

As the Russian president spoke to journalists about the conflict between the countries he said "if somebody out there wants confrontation this is not our choice but this means that there will be problems."

His terrifying threat came as US authorities continued to condemn Putin and his army for carrying out airstrikes against war-torn Syria - where thousands of people have been killed.

In a clip Putin, 64, claims US authorities - mainly Hillary Clinton - were condemning Russian airstrikes as an attempt "to distract voters from the country's problems" by creating "an enemy and uniting the nation against them".

He references both Iran and Russia as the potential enemies.

When asked about the country's impending election on November 9 his answer said a lot about ongoing World War III fears.

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The President responded: "Mrs Clinton has chosen to take up a very aggressive stance against our country, against Russia.

"Mr Trump, on the other hand, calls for cooperation – at least when it comes to the international fight against terrorism.

"We welcome those who would like to cooperate with us. And consider it wrong that we always have to be in conflict with one another - always creating existential threats for each other and for the rest of the world.

“As well as fail in delivering results in the international fight against terrorism.

“How will things be after the US elections? We don't know. Would Mr Trump deliver on his views of cooperating with Russia?”

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"Would Mrs Clinton delivers on the threats and harsh rhetorics against Russia if she became President? Or will she correct her position against us? We don't know.”

He then issued what sounded like a horrifying ultimatum to US politicians, saying: "Jeopardising Russian-American relations in order to gain brownie points internally – I consider this to be harmful and counter productive.

"It's not funny anymore. If somebody out there wants confrontation. This is not our choice but this means that there will be problems."

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The relationship between Russia and America has been fraught since Putin's country continued airstrikes against Syria and its capital of Aleppo.

Russian forces claim they have created four safe passages out of the blitzed city for civilians and two for fighters.

They blame ISIS terrorists for stopping civilians leaving and holding them as human shields.

They claim they are supplying stricken Aleppo with humanitarian aid from Armenia and Serbia to help the 275,000 residents trapped there - but say jihadists seize it before it can get through.

They also claim they presented the Americans with a proposal to secure the road into Aleppo so other convoys can get through - but say America turned it down.

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Russia revealed its biggest ever nuclear missile this week which is powerful enough to destroy a country as big as France with a single strike.

Putin is seeking to replace his arsenal of SS-18 Satan weapons with the new RS-28 Sarmat super-nukes.

Russia also sent a flotilla of Russian warships sailing down the English Channel earlier this week as tensions between Britain and Putin reached breaking point.

In overnight talks with EU leaders Theresa May blasted Putin for "undermining the West's efforts" to provide a political settlement in Syria as the horrific scenes in Aleppo play out.

The international moves against Russia came as it's understood that the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is on a course to sail through the North Sea to set up a point near Syria.