SAINT Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (Jun 5) criticised the West’s supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine, arguing Moscow might arm different nations with comparable weapons to assault Western targets.
The remark – which Putin made at a uncommon press convention with international information retailers – got here after a number of Western nations together with the United States gave Ukraine the inexperienced mild to strike targets inside Russia, a transfer Moscow has referred to as a grave miscalculation.
“If somebody thinks it’s doable to provide such weapons to a warzone to assault our territory and create issues for us, why do not we have now the precise to provide weapons of the identical class to areas of the world the place there will likely be strikes on delicate services of these (Western) nations,” Putin stated.
“That’s, the response might be uneven. We are going to give it some thought,” he informed reporters.
“Delivering arms to a warzone is at all times dangerous. Much more so if those that are delivering will not be simply delivering weapons but additionally controlling them. It is a very severe and really harmful step,” Putin stated.
The Russian chief singled out Germany, saying that when the primary German-supplied tanks “appeared on Ukrainian soil, it provoked a ethical and moral shock in Russia” due to the legacy of World Battle II.
Referring to German authorities, he stated: “Once they say that there will likely be extra missiles which can hit targets on Russian territory, this definitively destroys Russian-German relations.”
