When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was given permission by the Biden administration to fire a long-range American missile deep into Russia, Zelenskiy wasted no time in doing so. According to reports, on Tuesday he opened fire on six people at a Russian military facility in the Bryansk border area. CNBC. Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed that Russia shot five of the missiles out of the sky, and that the sixth was seriously damaged.
“The debris fell on the technical area of a military facility in the Bryansk region, causing a fire that was quickly extinguished. There were no casualties or damage,” the Ministry of Defense told CNBC.
Similarly, Russian President Vladimir Putin wasted no time in responding verbally. He updated the text of Russia's nuclear principles to state that Russia would consider using nuclear weapons if it or its ally Belarus were attacked “by a non-nuclear-weapon state with the participation or support of a nuclear-weapon state.” It was announced that. to MSN.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia sees the situation as Western countries choosing to “escalate” the conflict.
“We will take this as a qualitatively new stage in the war against Russia against the West, and we will respond accordingly,” Foreign Minister Lavrov reportedly said at a press conference at the G20 summit in Brazil. MSN.
How some countries are responding to escalating conflict
Russians living in the Polish cities of Warsaw and Krakow want Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine, release Russian political prisoners, and try and punish President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials for war crimes. It was reported that they were marching through Warsaw demanding this. Notes from Poland.
Last month, Poland's Chief of General Staff Raimund Andrzejczak warned that if Russia attacked Poland or the Baltic states, Poland would attack St. Petersburg directly. At the time, Poland was reportedly purchasing 800 missiles with a range of more than 550 miles to protect itself and its allies. new voices of ukraine.
Sweden and Norway have announced that they have sent emergency preparedness booklets to all their citizens on what they can do to survive in the event of a national emergency or war. The Express.
Romania has been quietly beefing up its defenses and buying ammunition, especially since Russian drones have been flying in and out of its airspace for about a year. Romanian Defense Minister Ángel Tiruvar said he had contacted NATO and said that “rotational air defense and integrated anti-missile models need to be implemented as soon as possible, as well as a strong and coordinated response at allied level.'' business insider.
Speculation about Russia's response to Ukraine
The world seems to be holding its breath as to what will happen next in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby said: CNBC In an interview, he said he believed Putin's most likely response would be to increase aid to the Houthis, North Korea, China and Iran. He also said the Biden administration's response to authorizing Ukraine to use missiles was “bizarre and I think it's inappropriate given that we're in a transition period. The American people are following President Trump on a completely different policy platform.” He said he felt like he had made a choice.
said Restore Liberty co-founder Lt. Col. Darin Gaub. WND He believes, “This is completely related to…” [the Biden administration] They are trying to tie President Trump's hand to war and undermine his ability to accomplish what the American people want him to accomplish. ”
Mark Champion, international affairs columnist for Bloomberg, said Putin would respond by giving America's enemies various munitions as well as acts of sabotage, such as cutting undersea communication cables in the Baltic Sea. He said he believed it. bloomberg.
The communications cable he mentioned connects Germany and Finland, and another cable connecting Lithuania and Sweden was also cut. It has not been proven that Russia was responsible, but there is strong suspicion.
“No one believes that these cables were accidentally cut,” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said. NBC News.
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