Russia to attack West: Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has issued a warning, threatening to arm nations in preparation for an invasion of Western targets.
While making the declaration, Mr. Putin criticized the West for arming Ukraine with long-range missiles.
The United States is among the nations that have permitted Ukraine to attack targets within Russia. Putin warned the foreign media that such activity could result in “very serious problems.”
“If someone thinks it is possible to supply such weapons to a war zone to attack our territory and create problems for us, why don’t we have the right to supply weapons of the same class to regions of the world where there will be strikes on sensitive facilities of those countries?” the Russian president said.
“That is, the response can be asymmetric. We will think about it.” He did not specify which countries Moscow could supply weapons to.
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Mr. Putin specifically mentioned Germany, which had just permitted Ukraine to use long-range German-made weaponry to strike targets within Russia.
“When they say that there will be more missiles which will hit targets on Russian territory, this definitively destroys Russian-German relations,” Putin stated.
According to BBC, only in the vicinity of the Kharkiv region has US President Joe Biden given Ukraine the go-ahead to attack targets in Russia with US-supplied weapons. Ukraine is not allowed to use long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian territory, according to the White House.
A US senator and a Western diplomat informed the Associated Press on Wednesday that Ukraine had recently utilized US weapons to launch strikes inside of Russia.
Ever since Russia launched a fresh offensive over Ukraine’s northern border, there has been fierce combat northeast of Kharkiv. The second city of Ukraine, Kharkiv, lies within 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the border.
Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, has stated that Ukraine has the authority to strike targets on Russian territory and that it is up to Ukraine to determine how to deploy British armaments.
Russia is allegedly employing drones manufactured in Iran in the fight, according to Western intelligence services, while Ukraine claims that North Korean missiles are being utilized inside its borders.
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine on a large scale.
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At the yearly St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin was addressing international journalists.
Additionally, he issued a warning, saying that Moscow would never deploy nuclear weapons, as the West had assumed.
When Reuters questioned Putin about the possibility of a nuclear exchange over Ukraine, he responded “For some reason, the West believes that Russia will never use it.”
“We have a nuclear doctrine, look what it says. If someone’s actions threaten our sovereignty and territorial integrity, we consider it possible for us to use all means at our disposal.
This should not be taken lightly, superficially.”
Mr. Putin also rejected the idea that Russia intended to invade NATO territory.
“You should not make Russia out to be the enemy. You’re only hurting yourself with this, you know?” Mr Putin said.
“They thought that Russia wanted to attack NATO. Have you gone completely crazy? That is as thick as this table.
Who came up with this? It is just complete nonsense, you know? Total rubbish.”
