RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin, speaking to the press, commented on the existing restrictions on the use of long-range weapons supplied to Ukraine on Russian territory and the lifting of these restrictions. Putin emphasized that the European Union (EU) and US satellites would play a role in the use of these weapons, which would mean NATO's direct involvement in the war. Noting that Ukraine has already carried out attacks with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Russian territory, Putin said, “What we see is an attempt to substitute concepts. Because it is not a question of whether the Kiev regime should be allowed to strike targets on Russian territory. The Kiev regime is already carrying out attacks using drones and other means. But using Western-made long-range precision weapons is a completely different story. The reality is that the Ukrainian military is not capable of using state-of-the-art high-precision long-range systems supplied by the West. They simply cannot do it. These weapons cannot be used without intelligence data from satellites that Ukraine does not own. And this can only be done using European Union satellites or US satellites, NATO satellites in general.” “The second point, perhaps the most important, even the key point, is that only NATO military personnel can give flight missions to these missile systems. Ukrainian soldiers cannot do this. So it is not a question of whether or not to allow the Ukrainian regime to hit Russia with these weapons. It is a question of deciding whether NATO countries should be directly involved in the military conflict. If this decision is made, it will mean nothing else than direct involvement. It would mean that NATO countries, the United States and European countries are parties to the war in Ukraine. This will mean their direct involvement in the conflict and will dramatically change the essence and nature of the conflict.” Putin said that this would mean that NATO countries, the United States and European countries are at war with Russia, “This would mean that NATO countries, the United States and European countries are at war with Russia. If this is the case, we will take appropriate decisions in the face of threats to us, taking into account the change in the essence of the conflict.”
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