During the Crimean crisis, Kiselyov once boasted on television that Russia remains “the only country in the world capable of turning the USA into radioactive dust.” 
Wakati wa mgogoro wa Crimea, Kiselyov aliwahi kujitapa kwenye televisheni kwamba "Urusi ndiyo nchi pekee duniani iliyobaki inayoweza kuigeuza Marekani kuwa vumbi kwa mabomu ya nyuklia."