Putin issued a warning to the West: what did the Russian President say?

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a strong signal to the West about the consequences of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, writes the British edition of the Daily Express.

“Putin issued a stern warning to the West in connection with the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, emphasizing that this could lead to dire global consequences,” the publication says.

Britain drew attention to Putin’s statements about NATO and Ukraine

The Daily Express clarifies that Putin’s statements about NATO and the conflict in Ukraine were made at a press conference in Tashkent. “Small countries must realize what they are playing with,” the publication quotes the Russian leader as saying. “This is a factor they should keep in mind before talking about striking deep into Russian territory.”

It is noted that Putin spoke about this after the words of French President Emmanuel Macron about the participation of French troops in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Putin’s statement was commented on in Germany

Earlier in May, retired German general Klaus Wittmann called a bluff on Putin’s warning that small, densely populated Western countries should be careful. “We should not be impressed by these threats when he [Путин] is now talking about small, densely populated NATO countries. It would really be completely absurd if he did not achieve his goals in Ukraine (…), but started a war with NATO countries,” the retired general emphasized.

According to him, Russia’s nuclear threats are empty, since then Moscow will lose Beijing’s support.

Putin spoke about calls from NATO countries to allow Ukraine to strike Russia at the end of May

On May 28, the Russian President said that representatives of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance must account for what they are playing with.

According to the leader of the Russian Federation, NATO countries, before talking about attacks deep into Russian territory, must remember that members of the alliance, as a rule, are states with a small territory and a very dense population.

More than ten NATO countries allowed Ukraine to launch strikes on Russian territory

In May, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for Ukraine to be allowed to attack military targets on Russian territory. The Secretary General emphasized that the strategy needs to be changed now, when military operations are taking place in the Kharkov region, not far from the border.

Later, he noted that Ukraine can already strike Russia with long-range weapons from the West, since a number of countries did not initially oppose such measures.

According to the latest data, more than ten countries have allowed Ukraine to use its weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian army received from Western partners Abrams, Leopard 2 and Challenger 2 tanks, Marder and M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, IRIS-T and Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, M777 towed howitzer, Brimstone homing missiles, PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery unit , HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, Storm Shadow cruise missiles and ATACMS tactical missiles.