Vladimir Putin already warned the West of the consequences of allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons for attacks on Russian territory, the Kremlin said this Sunday night after information published by the North American press indicating that Joe Biden would have already given the respective authorization.
“The president has already spoken about it”he said, briefly, to the portal RBC the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in an apparent reference to statements by the head of the Kremlin from last September that several Russian media have reproduced in recent hours.
The Russian president then said that if the West agreed to authorize attacks inside Russia with its long-range missiles, that would change the “essence” and “nature” of the conflict in Ukraine.
“This will mean that NATO countries, the US and European states, are fighting with Russia”Putin warned on September 13.
In that sense, Putin had warned that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it were attacked with conventional missiles and that Moscow would consider any assault supported by a nuclear power as a joint attack.
“Aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state… supported by a nuclear power must be treated as a joint attack”, said the president.
The decision of change nuclear doctrine Russia’s official response is the Kremlin’s response to deliberations in the United States and Britain over whether to give Ukraine permission to fire conventional Western missiles at Russia.
According to Putin, Moscow would also “consider” resorting to a nuclear response if it receives “reliable information” about a “massive” missile or air strike launched by another state against Russia or its closest ally, Belarus.
As the American press wrote this Sunday, Biden authorized Ukraine to use long-range US weapons for limited attacks inside Russia.
Until now, Neither the White House nor the Pentagon have confirmed it.
The authorized weapons are specifically guided supersonic missiles called ATACMS that can carry conventional or cluster warheads, and have a range of about 190 miles or 300 kilometersit needs The Washington Post.
If confirmed, Biden’s decision could mean a great boost to Ukraine just before his government gives way in January to that of Donald Trumpwho has repeatedly promised to end the Ukrainian war.
For their part, this Sunday senior legislators went further in their words, compared to Zakharova, by warning that Washington’s decision to allow Kiev to attack Russia in depth with long-range US missiles intensifies the conflict in Ukraine and could lead to world war 3.
“The West has decided on such a level of escalation that it could end with the Ukrainian state in complete ruins in the morning,” he threatened. Andrei Klishasa senior member of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, on the Telegram messaging app.
Vladimir Dzhabarovfirst vice president of the International Affairs Commission of the Russian Upper House, stated that Moscow’s response will be immediate. “This is a big step towards the start of World War III.”said Dzhabarov, quoted by the state news agency TASS.
Russia would be forced to take what Putin called “appropriate decisions” depending on new threats.
Leonid SlutskyChairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma, stated that the authorization by the United States of kyiv’s attacks against Russia with American tactical missiles ATACMS would result in the harshest responseaccording to Russian news agencies.
“American missile attacks deep in Russian regions will inevitably lead to serious escalation, which threatens to lead to much more serious consequences,” Slutsky said, also quoted by the news agency. TASS.
(With information from Reuters and EFE)
