Russian premier says he can’t allow missile deployment in Ukraine within striking distance from Moscow
President Vladimir Putin, who has threatened a military response to counter Nato expansion toward Russia’s border. Picture: BLOOMBERG
Russia will “take adequate military-technical response measures and react harshly to unfriendly steps” by Nato, Putin said, without elaborating on a phrase that could refer to weapons deployments. “Armed conflict and bloodshed are absolutely not our choice,” he said. “We want to resolve the question by political and diplomatic means.”
If US and Nato missiles appear in Ukraine “the flight time to Moscow will be reduced to 7-10 minutes, and if hypersonic weapons are deployed — to within five minutes,” Putin said. “This is a serious challenge for us, a challenge for our security.”
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