Russia warns that the use of long-range missiles will “only worsen Ukraine’s future”

The President of the Duma or Chamber of Deputies of Russia, Vyacheslav Volodinwarned on Monday that Western permission for Ukraine to use long-range missiles “will only worsen Ukraine’s fate and future.”

“As for that weaponry, it is already in use. The expansion of its use will of course will cause damagebut it will not change the situation on the battlefield. Only andthe fate and future of Ukraine will deteriorate“Wrote Volodin on his Telegram channel.

Additionally, consider that “will definitively destroy Russian-American relations.”. “If this happens, Russia will be obliged to respond. How is a matter for the Ministry of Defense. But it is clear that there will be one,” he stressed.

Volodin does not rule out that Moscow will take refuge “new weapon systems” which Russia has not yet used on Ukrainian territory. “We understand that the next step could be a US response, and then inevitably our response. This is called escalation,” he said.

This Monday, the Kremlin accused the United States of throwing it out “wood for the fire” de the war in Ukraine by, as reported by the Western press, authorizing long-range missile attacks on Russian territory by Kiev.

“It is clear that the outgoing US administration intends to continue to add fuel to the fire and cause an escalation of tension around this conflict,” he said. Dmitry PeskovKremlin spokesman, during his daily telephone press conference.

In turn, he referred to Putin’s statement in St. Petersburg last September, in which he warned that approving the use of long-range missiles “will mean that NATO countries, the US and European countries will be at war with Russia. “

Putin has assured that this decision is a red line for the Kremlin, which could, among other things, force Moscow to supply long-range weapons to the West’s enemies in different parts of the world.

This is evident from newspaper reports on Sunday The New York Times and the Washington PostBiden has authorized Ukraine to use US long-range weapons for limited attacks on Russian territory.

According to the media, Biden’s permission is a response to the deployment of North Korean soldiers (10,000 according to US intelligence) in the Russian border region of Kursk, which has been partially occupied by Ukrainian troops since August.

The authorized weapons are mainly supersonic guided missiles, called ATACMS, which can carry conventional or cluster warheads and have a range of about 300 kilometers.