In the more than two years since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia President Vladimir Putin has issued many warnings to the United States and the West, but this warning is different, and the United States and Britain have taken it seriously.
Since September 10 United States President Joe Biden announced that he would lift restrictions on Ukraine use of U.S.-made long-range missiles against Russia mainland of the by United States, the risk of a full-scale expansion of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and even the outbreak of a third world war has risen sharply.
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In the face of the latest long-range weapons threat from the United States and the West, Russia President Vladimir Putin took time out of his time to give an interview to Russian state television in St. Petersburg on September 12, issuing a stern warning about the dangerous move of the United States and the West to lift restrictions. Putin said that if Ukraine is allowed to launch Western weapons deeper into Russia, "it will mean that NATO countries, United States and European countries are on the side of the war in Ukraine."
According to analysis, United States's wishful thinking is to continue to Ukraine war, and it cannot be ruled out that it will trigger a war between Russia and NATO's European allies, while United States will hide in the distance and sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when Russia and Europe are weakened, United States will once again become the only power and be able to continue to "rule" Europe and the world.
But Putin obviously saw through United States's wishful thinking, and his warning this time did not confuse Western countries, but singled out United States, and clearly warned United States that once NATO's European allies lifted the restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons against Russia, Russia will counteract United States. This has disrupted the wishful thinking of the United States to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
The New York Times commented on this, arguing that although Putin has warned the West many times, this time it is clearly different. First, Putin clearly defined the criteria for NATO's participation in the war, that is: allowing Ukraine to strike at the interior of Russia. Second, it is clear that it will counterattack United States.
Putin's warning had an immediate effect. According to United Kingdom Independent, United States President Biden and United Kingdom Prime Minister Starmer will still strengthen cooperation against Russia, but the decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russia mainland has been postponed.
Previously, the Biden administration instructed United Kingdom and France to do this. United States still does not allow Ukraine to use US-made long-range missiles to strike Russia the interior, but United States has instructed United Kingdom to take the lead and France participate, allowing Ukraine to use United Kingdom "Storm Shadow" long-range missiles (with a range of about 250 km) to strike Russia the mainland,——France and has also provided Ukraine with United Kingdom-made "Storm Shadow" missiles. United States's ambition is already known to everyone, it is to let United Kingdom and Europe go to war with Russia, and play the role of "killing two birds with one stone" to weaken Europe and Russia at the same time, while it United States hide behind the scenes and enjoy the benefits of the fisherman.
However, Putin is not so stupid, he binds United States and Europe together, as long as European countries dare to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons in Ukraine, the United States itself does not want to be peaceful.
According to Reuters, Sergei · Karaganov, a representative of Russia's hawks, said in an interview with Russia's Kommersant newspaper that Moscow could launch a limited nuclear strike on NATO countries without triggering a full-scale nuclear war.
He noted that the vaunted assurances of nuclear protection to its allies by the United States are a lie.
Karaganov said that the main goal of Russia's nuclear doctrine "should be to ensure that all current and future enemies are convinced that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons."
The Associated Press reports that Putin still does not see the need to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine's territory, (but can use nuclear weapons against NATO's European allies), and Putin remains open to options.
Now, Putin's latest warning has made it difficult for United States to stand alone, and since Russia dares to use nuclear weapons against NATO's European allies, it also dares to use nuclear weapons against the United States.
According to Reuters, as the first step in this wave of nuclear warnings from Russia, Putin may conduct a nuclear test.
At the same time, a number of Western media reported that Russia would provide and deploy nuclear weapons to Iran, which the United States and Britain were somewhat overwhelmed and have already condemned.