With Memes and in State Media, Many Russians Cheer on Putin’s Threats

While support for Vladimir V. Putin’s threats resounded in pro-war venues, some Russians reacted with worry, gallows humor and apathy to the suggestions of striking the West and using nuclear weapons.A photograph released by Russian state media showing President Vladimir V. Putin during a televised address to the nation on Thursday, saying that the country’s forces had hit Ukraine with a new midrange ballistic missile.