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Putin: lifting Ukraine missile restrictions would put Nato ‘at war’ with Russia

Vladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia would mean Nato would be “at war” with Moscow.

Putin spoke as US and UK top diplomats discussed easing rules on firing western weapons into Russia, which Kyiv has been pressing for, more than two and a half years into Moscow’s offensive.

“This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict,” Putin told a state television reporter.

“It would mean that Nato countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia,” he added. “If that’s the case, then taking into account the change of nature of the conflict, we will take the appropriate decisions based on the threats that we will face.”

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gravitas_deficiency ,

Touch the boats. Seriously. Try it. See what happens.

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

Let Ukraine use slightly longer range weapons than anything they can prove has been fired by Russia. Every escalation by Russia is permission to use the next tier of missiles to wipe them out.

AlphaOmega ,

WW 3 has already started.

Tattorack ,
@Tattorack@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know what counts as a “world war” these days anymore.

A significant portion of the world’s militaries have been involved in various Middle Eastern conflicts, yet those haven’t been called world wars…

So… What qualifies as a world war?

humorlessrepost ,

My personal definition is that three of the largest five countries by GDP have drafts.

But that’s admittedly arbitrary.

njm1314 , (edited )

I don’t think there’s an agreed upon definition, but something akin to simultaneous engagements at different locations across the globe (different continents?) all as part of one interconnecting war maybe?

rammer ,
@rammer@sopuli.xyz avatar

That’s a pretty good definition. But with this definition we aren’t there yet.

The current wars aren’t interconnected.

NIB ,

Doesnt this imply that, for Putin, Crimea and Donbas are not part of Russia? Those have been repeatedly hit by long range western missiles.

Maybe someone should inform the Russians living in those areas that their leader thinks less of them than other Russians.

thirteene ,

Awkwardly ignoring the nationals in the Somoa, Guam and Virgin Islands. You can even make a case for Wales and Ireland. This is unfortunately common the more I think about it.

rammer ,
@rammer@sopuli.xyz avatar

His soldiers don’t much care for Kursk either. Since they are looting it for all its worth.

DarkCloud , (edited )

Negotiate the full deal to return Ukrainian, and exit peaceably. Run your stories in Russia “Ukraine successfully denazified, free and fair elections to be held” - “Ukrainian forces defeated at Russian border”…

…then go back to arresting democracy protestors, gay rights advocates, and your own alt-right talking heads… And try to keep your head on Vlad. Try to pick a successors, and a nice European country to retire to.

TransplantedSconie ,

He will never be able to retire, lmao. He’s going to die in one of his bunkers to afraid of being Gaddafied.

DarkCloud ,

Then he’ll remain a danger to the world and probably do a lot of horrible things protecting himself, which will not be a good outcome for the west.

Rakonat ,

Well Putin, if you don’t want a war with NATO, you could always do the responsible thing and get the fuck out of Ukraine and stop launching illegal invasions of your neighbors.

DudeImMacGyver ,
@DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works avatar

They can’t even handle Ukraine lol, can you imagine NATO?

njm1314 ,

Fucking bring it

tal , (edited )
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

“It would mean that Nato countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia,” he added. “If that’s the case, then taking into account the change of nature of the conflict, we will take the appropriate decisions based on the threats that we will face.”

Assuming that the implication here isn’t that the appropriate decision would be “Russia’s gonna pull out of Ukraine”, and it’s more “Russia is gonna use nuclear weapons”, I expect that it can be added to this list:

united24media.com/…/a-timeline-of-russias-nuclear…

A Timeline of Russia’s Nuclear Threats Against the West

I believe that that would be entry .

tal ,
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

I’d also add that during the very first statement Putin made announcing the invasion, on February 24, 2022, he ended it with what I imagine was intended to be interpreted as a nuclear threat:

en.wikipedia.org/…/On_conducting_a_special_milita…

“On conducting a special military operation” (Russian: О проведении специальной военной операции, romanized: O provedenii spetsialʹnoy voyennoy operatsii) was a televised broadcast by Russian president Vladimir Putin on 24 February 2022, announcing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Warning against international intervention

At the end of the address, Putin warned other countries against intervening in the conflict, saying:

Whoever tries to interfere with us, and even more so to create threats for our country, for our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead you to such consequences that you have never experienced in your history. We are ready for any development of events. All necessary decisions in this regard have been made. I hope that I have been heard.[12][10][13]

I don’t have a unified timeline of everyone’s activity, but we authorized military aid the next day, so I don’t think that the statement had a very extensive deterrent effect.

www.defense.gov/Spotlights/…/Timeline/

Feb. 25, 2022

U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander, U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe announces the activation of the NATO Response Force.

The Biden administration authorizes $350 million in military assistance from Defense Department inventories.

toiletobserver ,

Sounds like a “final warning” to me

FelixCress ,

Like twentieth now.

aeronmelon ,

“Two and a half…… two and three quarters……”

A32topsL ,
@A32topsL@lemmy.world avatar

NATO should at least shoot down missiles and drones which enter their sovereign airspace. Save Ukrainian lives and structures. Would also be actual experience of shooting down such actual enemy hardware in their own airspace. No simulation, no controlled environment. Would also train their AI for real.

makyo ,

Not to mention, Russia has been waging asymetric warfare tactics against NATO powers for years. If anything, it’s that they haven’t woken up to the nature of the conflict.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China's_final_warning

lemmylommy ,

Wait a seconds. Haven’t they said that they are at war with NATO at least since the started the full invasion?

1o6s3nhwic ,
@1o6s3nhwic@discuss.online avatar

No, you are retarded my man

Ab_intra , (edited )
@Ab_intra@lemmy.world avatar

At this point there is no point in beliving in Putin when he talks about red lines. Apparently he would Nuke the shit out of Ukraine if they entered Russian territory but this has not happened after Kursk…

yetAnotherUser ,

Like the previous N times? 😴

Everyone is so afraid

Shapillon ,

The famous paper tiger. :p

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