“I would like to warn American leaders against miscalculations that could have fatal consequences,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to the Russian state news agency RIA. “For unknown reasons, they underestimate the seriousness of the rebuff they may receive.”
“I urge these figures (in the U.S.) … to spend some of their time, which they apparently spend on some kind of video games, judging by the lightness of their approach, on studying what was said in detail by Putin,” Ryabkov said, adding that Putin had given “a very significant warning and it must be taken with the utmost seriousness.”
“Constant escalation can lead to serious consequences,” Putin told reporters in Tashkent last week. “If these serious consequences occur in Europe, how will the United States behave, bearing in mind our parity in the field of strategic weapons?”
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that the White House had granted approval for Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons against targets within Russian territory, specifically near the border close to Kharkiv.
However, Blinken insisted this authorization was given solely for the purpose of defending Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, which is situated around 18 miles from Russia and has been enduring relentless and escalating attacks, including frequent airstrikes. READ MORE
