Putin warns Russia could provide weapons to strike NATO allies, Western targets

Putin warns Russia could provide weapons to strike NATO allies, Western targets
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Vladimir Putin told international journalists that Russia reserved the right to retaliate against Western allies becoming directly involved in the war. (AP: Valentina Pevtsova, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo)
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In short: President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia could arm countries with long-range weapons to strike Western targets.
NATO allies have authorised Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with weapons they are supplying.
What's next? Mr Putin reaffirmed Moscow's readiness to use nuclear weapons if it sees a threat to its sovereignty.
Russia could arm countries with long-range weapons to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin warns.

Several countries including the United States and Germany recently authorised Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.

In a rare face-to-face meeting with international journalists on Wednesday, Mr Putin critiqued the decision, stating that the use of the weapons could lead to "very serious problems".

Mr Putin reaffirmed Moscow's readiness to use nuclear weapons if it sees a threat to its sovereignty.

"That would mark their direct involvement in the war against the Russian Federation, and we reserve the right to act the same way," he said.

Last week US President Joe Biden gave Ukraine permission to strike at targets inside Russia using American weapons, but for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv.

A US senator and Western official on Wednesday confirmed Ukraine had used said weapons to strike inside Russia.

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The White House has given Ukraine partial permission to strike at targets inside Russia using American weapons.
The official was not authorised to comment publicly on the sensitive matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Mr Putin claimed that using some Western-supplied weapons involves military personnel of those countries controlling the missiles and selecting targets, and therefore he said Moscow could take "asymmetrical" steps elsewhere in the world.

The US military said it does not control the missiles it provides to Ukraine or the targets.

"If they consider it possible to deliver such weapons to the combat zone to launch strikes on our territory and create problems for us, why don't we have the right to supply weapons of the same type to some regions of the world where they can be used to launch strikes on sensitive facilities of the countries that do it to Russia?" he said.

"We will think about it," he told the journalists on the sidelines of the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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