Putin Warns West Against Involvement in Ukraine Conflict With Long-Range Missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that allowing Kiev to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles means direct involvement of the West in the conflict.

"As is known, Western officials announced in early November that they would permit the Ukrainian armed forces to strike Russian territory with long-range precision weapons of Western manufacture. We have repeatedly pointed out that this will mean the direct involvement of these countries in the armed conflict, since the use of this weapon without the direct participation of NATO military personnel or specialists is simply impossible," Putin said at a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Security Council.