The author of this, Allison Quinn, is a staff writer for the far left Daily Beast. Why are you posting her leftist propaganda to this forum?
Because some on FR can’t find anyone else who agrees with them.
The source is Kommersant.ru, a Moscow based, Kremlin approved Russian propaganda outlet. You can click the link Allison provided in her story.
Surprisingly, the last paragraph quotes an actual scientist debunking the nutty politician. I guess he’s too kooky even for Russia, though not for qtards.