Lithuania Russia warns NATO in the Security Council

Referring to its nuclear weapons, Russia warns the United States and NATO against a possible Ukrainian use of long-range Western precision weapons against targets deep inside Russian territory. "This is not a game. The fact is that NATO will be directly involved in hostilities against a nuclear power. I think you should not forget this and think about the consequences," said Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebensya at the United Nations Security Council.

"The NATO military will program missile systems. We are not talking about allowing Kiev to launch long-range attacks on Russia, but rather about making a decision for direct attacks from the West," said the diplomat. NATO would become a direct party to the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously made similar comments, but did not refer to the arsenal of nuclear weapons.

"I have never said, and we would never say, that we do not take Mr. Putin's threats seriously," said John Kirby, Communications Director of the National Security Council in the White House. The fact that Putin is threatening with nuclear weapons is taken seriously. Putin has proven that he is capable of escalation and aggression. "So we take these statements seriously, but it's nothing we haven't heard before. So we take note of them."

Ukraine, which is supported by the West, has long been demanding that the USA and the UK allow the deployment of long-range missiles in the Russian hinterland. Their declared aim is to disrupt Russian logistics and attack military airfields of the air force far behind the Russian-Ukrainian border.

According to official statements, the USA is limiting the use of its weapons against Russia to repelling the Russian offensive against the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The British government has not yet made any concrete statements on the question of what exactly it is allowing Ukraine to do with the weapons it has provided. US media speculate that US President Joe Biden could be on the verge of clearing the way for Ukraine to launch such attacks. He will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Friday.

SDA