Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that the West has “heard” his warnings against a possible green light that would be given to Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with Western weapons, in an interview broadcast on Telegram on Sunday.
“They didn’t tell me anything about this, I hope they heard, because of course we will also have to make certain decisions” in return, warned Vladimir Putin in an interview broadcast on Telegram by a journalist from the Russian presidential pool. Ukraine is demanding authorization to strike targets deep on Russian territory with missiles delivered by the West. The United States has so far refused to do so for fear of an escalation that could lead to direct conflict with Russia, both countries being nuclear powers.
In September, Vladimir Putin warned that if the West authorized Ukraine to strike Russian territory with longer-range missiles, it would mean that “the NATO countries are at war with Russia”. “This would change the very nature of the conflict,” he added.
For Russia, even if it is the Ukrainian military who carry out the strikes, they would be prepared by the West who provide them with weapons as well as intelligence that kyiv does not have. In the spring, French President Emmanuel Macron seemed to open the door to the Ukrainians, explaining that we had to “allow them to neutralize the military sites from which the missiles are fired.” “In Europe, especially in smaller countries, they need to think about what they are playing with. They must remember that they are often states with a small territory and a very dense population,” Mr. Putin said at the time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that the West has “heard” his warnings against a possible green light that would be given to Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with Western weapons, in an interview broadcast on Telegram on Sunday. “They haven’t told me anything about it, I hope they heard, because of course we’ll have to…
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