The Kremlin warned Thursday that if Western countries deliver long-range weapons to Ukraine, capable of attacking Russian territory, there will be a “dangerous” escalation of the conflict.
“It is potentially very dangerous, this would mean that the conflict goes to a new level which, of course, does not bode well for European security,” said Russian Presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
The spokesman was referring to the possible delivery of “weapons that allow attacking Russian territory“, even if “Ukraine already possesses weapons that it uses to carry out attacks every day” on Russia.
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These statements take place after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Berlin’s hesitation to supply tanks to his country, on the eve of a key meeting of his allies in Germany to coordinate military aid to kyiv.
Since the start of the conflict, Western countries have refused to deliver long-range missiles to kyivfor fear of triggering an escalation.
Russia has accused the Ukrainian army of carrying out drone attacks in the annexed Crimean peninsula and against targets in Russia, hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
