Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets

SUMMARY

In St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia might supply long-range weapons to others to target Western nations if NATO allies allow Ukraine to use their arms against Russia. He reaffirmed Moscow's readiness to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened. Putin criticized the West’s actions as undermining international security and claimed Western military personnel control Ukrainian missile targets. This response came after President Biden authorized Ukraine to strike Russian territory using U.S. weapons. Addressing U.S.-Russia relations, Putin said nothing would change regardless of the next U.S. president