He's not going to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine and risk killing those he's trying to free. The collective west he talks of? More likely. I suspect (no proof) that he's not bluffing and he's given them an ultimatum. Are they stupid enough to test him? Probably.
https://www.abqjournal.com/1366050/jeffrey-epstein-gave-275000-to-santa-fe-institute-ex-renowned-center-will-give-away-his-final-gift-of-25000.html
https://epsteinsblackbook.com/names/santa-fe-institute
The Aztecs, as well as other death cults, liked to save the skull and bones of their sacrificial victims as part of their rituals. Gives new meaning to all the churches with underground catacombs full of skulls and bones.