Russia warns NATO against crossing Moscow’s red line on missiles
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned NATO countries not to cross Moscow's red line on missiles.
Allowing the Ukrainian military to use Western-supplied long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia is Moscow's red line, Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Lavrov pointed out that the Kiev forces lacked the necessary know-how to operate such missiles independently and would need the assistance of NATO specialists as well as intelligence data obtained through the West’s satellite systems.
“If such weapons are used, that would mean that not just Ukraine but the NATO nations are openly at war with Russia,” he said.
“The nature of this conflict, which the Western leaders sought to conceal… would literally come out.”
The top Russian diplomat also raised concern about the pace "Europe is being militarized."
Moscow would use “any means to ensure its security,” Lavrov said.
“Our opponents should not be mistaken. In case of any aggressive actions by NATO or its member states against our nation, adequate retaliatory measures will be taken in full compliance with Russia’s right for self-defense embodied in the UN Charter.”
“No one will be able to sit it out either beyond the Atlantic or the English Channel,” Russia's Foreign Minister warned, indirectly threatening the US and Britain with direct engagement and possible strikes against them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insists on using Western-supplied long-range missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia.
Russia has repeatedly warned against this, saying Ukrainian strikes on targets deep inside its territory using Western-supplied long-range missiles would be treated by Moscow as a direct assault by the US-led Western countries that supplied Kiev with those weapons and ammunition.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in October that he hopes US-led NATO countries have “heard” Moscow’s warnings in this regard.
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