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| Putin warns of retaliation against countries providing weapons to strike Russia | Putin warns of retaliation against countries providing weapons to strike Russia |
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| Moscow will respond decisively and in kind to any aggression, the president has said | Moscow will respond decisively and in kind to any aggression, the president has said |
| Moscow reserves the right to strike the military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin has said. | |
| The head of state gave a public address on Thursday, promising a decisive response to any aggression. | The head of state gave a public address on Thursday, promising a decisive response to any aggression. |
| “We will determine the targets during further tests of our newest missile systems based on the threats to the security of the Russian Federation,” Putin stated. | “We will determine the targets during further tests of our newest missile systems based on the threats to the security of the Russian Federation,” Putin stated. |
| The president continued: “We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.” | The president continued: “We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.” |
| According to Putin, the United States has ravaged the international security system, raising the risk of a global conflict. The Russian president stressed that Moscow has always favored a peaceful resolution and is ready to resolve all contentious issues. | |
| “But we are also ready for any development. Do not doubt it, there will always be a response,” he said. | |
| Russia will publicly announce any future strikes involving ‘Oreshnik’ (Hazel) intermediate-range ballistic missiles against Ukrainian targets, Putin said. The announcements will be made for “humanitarian reasons” but will not affect the effectiveness of the strikes, the president added. He pointed out that there are currently no means of defending against the state-of-the-art weapons systems. | |
| The ballistic missiles approach their targets at a speed of 2.5 to 3 kilometers per second, or 10 times faster than the speed of sound, so they cannot be defended against, Putin stated. “No modern air defense systems, including the missile defense systems created by the United States, are capable of intercepting these weapons,” he stressed. |