Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate
- Vladimir Putin said the world was experiencing a dangerous period and warned Western countries against escalating tensions over Ukraine and Kaliningrad.
- Putin said Russia had no plans to attack European countries but would consider using all available weapons, including nuclear weapons, if Kaliningrad were threatened.
- Putin ruled out stopping Russian strikes on Ukrainian targets in the Black Sea and said Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries had cost Russia 1% of its GDP.
- Putin warned that escalating retaliation could reach a “fatal point of no return” and lead to catastrophic consequences.
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The IndependentPutin warns of using 'all weapons' in its arsenal if any Russia territory is attacked
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow's long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons
Russia would consider using all types of weapons if there was an attack on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned. He insisted Moscow had no intention of attacking anyone and dismissed the possibility of a deal with Ukraine to halt long-range attacks.
Putin criticized Thursday the "subsequent military exercises in the Baltic Sea" and the "interception attempts" of Russian ships.
The Kremlin leader says that “nuclear weapons” were not mentioned in the letter to NATO, but he recalled that Moscow has hypersonic weapons, “that no one possesses.”
Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous moment and warned the West not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which Moscow has made clear it would defend with nuclear weapons if necessary.
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