Putin warns NATO not to deploy troops or weapons in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO and the US on Tuesday that any deployment of troops or missiles to Ukraine would cross the "red line" and trigger a military response.
"The emergence of such threats represents a 'red line' for us," the Russian leader said. "I hope it does not achieve that and the common sense and commitment of their countries and the international community will ultimately succeed."
Putin has also threatened to retaliate using the Kremlin's latest weapon, the Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile Russia successfully tested earlier this month that could not travel nine times the speed of noise.
"If some kind of strike plan comes from the Ukrainian territory, the flight time in Moscow will be 7-10 minutes, plus five minutes if a hypersonic weapon is used," Putin said.
“What are we going to do in such a situation?” he continued. “We will have to build something similar for those who intimidate us in that way. And we can do that now. ”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to take revenge using the Kremlin's latest weapon.
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Putin's comments came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Putin against taking any aggressive action against Ukraine during a convoy of Russian troops and equipment on the eastern border of Ukraine.
"Any atrocities committed by Russia could be of great concern to the United States ... and any renewed violence could have serious consequences," Blinken told reporters on Tuesday during a press conference with his Latvian counterpart in the Baltic capital, Riga.
Blinken added that cross-border troops are a common part of Russia's playbook on how the country can be glorified.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Putin against taking any serious action against Ukraine.
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"And part of that playbook is to try to create and do what is called resentment as the reason for something Russia has always planned to do," the secretary said, noting that NATO allies would meet on Wednesday over disagreements.
"And whether the report is relevant to the playbook, I do not know, but as I have said a few times ... we are very concerned about the movement we have seen on the Ukrainian border," Blinken concluded.
"It will be a high price to pay Russia if it re-uses force against Ukraine's independence," Stoltenberg said.
Also on Tuesday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said Russia was "full" of the alleged plot to overthrow the Western government because it had taken steps to join the European Union. .
"We have confidential information that shows special intentions (to incite the state)," Shmygal told Reuters.
Shmygal's comments echo those of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week...
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