Putin has noted that Ukraine’s use of German weapons against Russian territory could lead to “very serious problems.” He added that Moscow could provide long-range weapons to others to attack Western targets.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putinhe warned on Wednesday Germany that Ukraine’s use of its weapons to attack targets within Russia would mean a “dangerous step.”
Germany recently joined the United States to authorize Ukraine to attack some targets on Russian soil with the armas long-range that supplies kyiv. The Russian leader stated that Germany’s action could ruin relations between Berlin and Moscow.
Such action by the West will further undermine international security and could lead to “very serious problems,” he said, adding that Moscow could provide long-range weapons to others to attack Western targets.
“That would mark their direct involvement in the war against the Russian Federation, and we reserve the right to act in the same way.”
“Nothing will change in relations between Russia and the US after the presidential elections”
On Wednesday, a Western official and a US senator claimed that Ukraine has used US weapons to strike inside Russia under the new guidelines approved by President Joe Biden. This directive allows the use of US weapons for the limited purpose of defender Jarkov, the second largest city in Ukraine. The official was not authorized to publicly comment on the sensitive matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Asked by international journalists for the first time since his inauguration last month for a fifth term, Putin He also said that nothing will change in terms of Russia-US relations. regardless of whether Biden or Donald Trump wins the elections American presidential in November.
“We will work with any president the American people choose,” Putin declared on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “I say this with absolute sincerity, I wouldn’t say that we believe that after the elections something will change on the Russian path in American politics,” he added. “We don’t believe it. We believe nothing that serious will happen.”
Putin also said that the conviction for Trump felony in his hush money trial last week was the result of “the use of the judicial system as part of political infighting.”
Asked about the Russian military casualtiesPutin said that no country would reveal such information during hostilities, but He stated without giving details that Ukraine’s casualties are five times higher than those of Russia.
Also He stated that Ukraine has more than 1,300 Russian soldiers captive, while more than 6,400 Ukrainian soldiers are held in Russia. These claims have not been able to be independently verified.
