PUTIN - On the use of long-range precision weapons of Western production on the territory of Russia

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Saint Petersburg
September 12, 2024

Question: Over the last few days, we have seen and heard how at a very high level in Great Britain and the United States, the topic has been discussed that the Kiev regime will be able to strike deep into Russian territory with Western long-range weapons. And, apparently, this decision is either about to be made, or, apparently, has already been made. This is, of course, an extraordinary thing. I wanted to ask you to comment on what is happening.

Vladimir Putin: There is an attempt to substitute concepts. Because we are not talking about allowing or prohibiting the Kyiv regime from striking Russian territory. It is already doing so using drones and other means. But when it comes to using high-precision long-range weapons of Western manufacture, it is a completely different story.

The fact is that – I have already spoken about this, and any experts will confirm this both here and in the West – the Ukrainian army is not capable of striking with modern high-precision long-range systems of Western manufacture. It cannot do this. This is possible only with the use of intelligence data from satellites, which Ukraine does not have, this data is only from satellites of either the European Union or the United States – in general, from NATO satellites. This is the first thing.

The second and very important, perhaps the key, is that flight assignments for these missile systems can, in fact, only be entered by military personnel of NATO countries. Ukrainian military personnel cannot do this.

Therefore, the issue is not about allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not. The issue is about making a decision on whether NATO countries are directly participating in the military conflict or not.

If this decision is made, it will mean nothing less than the direct participation of NATO countries, the United States, and European countries in the war in Ukraine. This is their direct participation, and this, of course, significantly changes the very essence, the very nature of the conflict.

This will mean that NATO countries, the USA, European countries are fighting with Russia. And if this is so, then, bearing in mind the change in the very essence of this conflict, we will make appropriate decisions based on the threats that will be created for us.