Comments come after Antony Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Kyiv’s use of weapons inside 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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  • InvertedParallax@lemm.eeEnglish
    67·
    2 months ago

    NATO: staying in Ukraine would put Russia ‘at war’ with NATO.

    Considering your army can’t take Ukraine, this really a fight you want to pick?

    God, it really is the Russian religion that they’re the only strong ones and everyone else is just so spoiled and weak, as your oligarchs tell you, from their mega yachts.

      • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        Russian cultural paranoia.

        They cannot consider themselves safe unless they have a ‘perimeter’ around Russia.

        The thing is: that needed perimeter is always growing, eventually your country becomes part of it, ask Poland and later east Germany, Afghanistan, and eventually, your country.

  • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50·
    2 months ago

    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.

      • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Chapter VII of the UN Charter, I.E. internationally agreed upon law by UN signatories, which Russia as a sitting member of the security council should be obliged to obey, states use of force against another country, especially other members of the UN is prohibited except in cases of self-defense or by authorization of UN Council.

        So no, every invasion is not inherently illegal. That’s only explicitly true when you talk about Russia, because like every authoritarian power they only care about rules when they benefit them.

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50·
    2 months ago

    Too late, they already used GLMRS in the Kursk region. Guess we’re “at war” now. I’d argue that’s a laughable position for him to take given Russian agents have been sabotaging European infrastructure all over the place since Feb 22. Letting Ukraine defend itself shouldn’t be controversial.

  • lemmylommy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    50·
    2 months ago

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

    • Ab_intra@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      2 months ago

      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…

    • bigFab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Russia have repeatedly admitted it has no chance of beating Nato. Hence the nuclear escalation is the only matter to discuss. A beated nation will press all the buttons.

  • NIB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    2 months ago

    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.

    • rammer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

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

    • thirteene@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      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.

  • makyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    2 months ago

    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.