Putin: NATO will be 'fighting against Russia' if it lifts Ukraine long-range missile restrictions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning the West against letting Ukraine use their longer-range weapons to strike targets deep inside his country.
His comments come ahead of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington. The two leaders are expected to decide whether to allow Ukraine greater control over Western-supplied missiles.

Ukraine says Russia has attacked a civilian grain ship in the Black Sea for the first time. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the vessel - carrying Ukrainian grain to Egypt - was struck just as it left Ukrainian waters, off the coast of NATO member Romania. No one was injured.

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[benjaminkosgey]

How will Russia manage NATO if it cannot Manage Ukraine?

[hbonin]

Another empty threat made by a terrified man.

[dougmorato]

So Russia can attack Ukraine with North Korean and Iranian drones and missiles, but if Ukraine responds similarly, it's considered waging war against Russia? Got it!

[ncuco]

Huge kid can't beat small kid on same terms, so cries when small kid fights back

[marisabenson]

He doesn’t stand a chance if we stand united.

[Sebby]

Wait they keep telling us for 930 days that the reason they didn’t take Kiev is 3 days is because they are fighting NATO… And now he is saying that he doesn’t want nato?

[DarkJak]

Putler is *in no position to talk...* Using North Korean & now Iranian long-range missiles...

[MAKAKA-by]

Ukraine has no other option.Russia attacked ship in romanian economic zone just days ago. So are we not in a war with Putin already??

[KarlBuckley-bwvc]

Call his bluff. He's a tiny little lying machine

[cynthiamarie]

Little putin has been using this same threat for decades. YAWN...

[gluteusmaximus]

What is Putins problem? It is just a special supplying operation. Putins logic is weird. Is Iran and NK in war with NATO? Did i miss something?

[CashMacGregor]

who does he think he's kidding? he knows nato has been fighting a proxy war against russia for over 2 years. give him an ultimatum back. stop all long range missle attacks or ukraine gets missles with 1, 000 mile range.

[nanucit]

I'm so terrified of Putin I'm calmly sipping my morning coffee ☕

[Berre]

He's been struggling for 2.5 years to invade about 20% of Ukraine, while losing vast amounts of materials and soldiers. His economy is down the drain. How does he think he will perform against the full force of NATO?

[fjdkfdfjdf]

Romania should be providing air defence for the grain ships!

[denisbrodschii]

Has the muppet just stopped calling the war the special military operation????

[ja]

Do your best Mr. Putin, we are ready!

[RobinTorrekensTravelVlog]

Putin's 'red lines' 🤣🤣🤣

[dubsar]

Let me rephrase that:
"Russia at risk of war with NATO".

[chenghonggoh]

Remember he said the same thing when NATO was considering providing weapons to Ukraine at the start of the war. NATO started with providing Soviet era weapons and when there is no retaliation from Russia, the west start to provide Western manufactured weapons with certain restrictions and still no retaliation. The West should just call his bluff. Putin is already having problems with Ukraine that he won't be able to trouble NATO.