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Putin: Russia will respond if Ukraine permitted to strike into Russia with long-range weapons

By Thomson Reuters Oct 27, 2024 | 1:51 AM

(Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Moscow will use “a range of responses” if the United States and its NATO allies allow Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons to strike inside Russia, according to remarks published on Sunday.

“(The Russian defence ministry) is thinking about how to respond to the possible long-range strikes on Russian territory, it will offer a range of responses,” Putin told state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin in video remarks published on Zarubin’s Telegram messaging account.

(Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Jamie Freed.)