Russia Threatens Ukraine, West With ‘Brutal’ Response as Long Range Missile Deal Looms

‘There is no change to our view on the provision of long range strike capabilities for Ukraine to use inside of Russia,’ a White House official said.

Former Russian President and current Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2022. Yekaterina Shtukina/Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP

Top Russian officials have threatened the West if Kyiv is allowed to fire Western-supplied long-range missiles into Russian territory.

“The decision is there, all the carte blanche, indulgences have been issued [to Kyiv]. Therefore, we will respond in a brutal way,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sept. 14, according to Russian state-owned TASS news agency.