November 14, 2021 - President Vladimir Putin has called U.S. and NATO activities in the Black Sea a "serious challenge" for Russia, which has asserted additional naval rights in the region since seizing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Putin's November 13 statements were the second effort by the Kremlin in less than 24 hours to highlight the Western military presence in the Black Sea region and accuse Washington of escalating tensions since media reports this week claimed U.S. officials were warning ...

November 13, 2021 - The U.S. is raising the alarm with European Union allies that Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of Ukraine as tensions flare between Moscow and the bloc over migrants and energy supplies.

December 22, 2021 - It has bristled at growing military ... and Nato countries. “What the United States is doing in Ukraine is at our doorstep,” he said of Washington’s support for Kyiv. “And they should understand that we have nowhere further to retreat to. Under [US] protection, they are arming and urging on extremists from a neighbouring country at Russia. Against Crimea, for instance. Do they think we’ll just watch idly?” · Putin did not ...

December 22, 2021 - US offers talks next month with Russia in attempt to ease fears of conflict over Ukraine

December 1, 2021 - We will have to then create something ... threaten us in that way. And we can do that now." Putin said Russia had just successfully tested a new sea-based hypersonic missile which would be in service at the start of the new year. He said it had a flight time of five minutes at nine times the speed of sound. The Russian leader, who questioned why NATO had ignored repeated Russian warnings and expanded ...

December 21, 2021 - But if U.S. and NATO missiles appear in Ukraine “the flight time to Moscow will be reduced to 7-10 minutes, and if hypersonic weapons are deployed – to within 5 minutes,” Putin said. “This is a serious challenge for us, a challenge for our security.”

February 2, 2022 - Orban, who praised his country’s ... – which is a member of both the European Union and NATO – does not favour the use of sanctions against Mr. Putin and his regime. Canada, the U.S. and the EU have warned they would impose harsh, co-ordinated sanctions against ...

December 1, 2021 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sternly warned NATO against deploying its troops and weapons to Ukraine, saying it represents a red line for Russia and would trigger a strong response.

May 30, 2024 - MOSCOW, May 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Tuesday that NATO members in Europe were playing with fire by proposing to let Ukraine use Western weapons to strike deep inside Russia, which he said could trigger a global conflict.

July 6, 2024 - Putin warned European NATO states last week that the move to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with their weapons was playing with fire and could precipitate a global conflict. Ukraine’s allies had been reluctant to allow their weapons to be used inside Russia until now out of fear of ...

March 21, 2024 - MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - Russian ... Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario. The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Putin has often warned of the risks of nuclear war but says he has never felt the need to use nuclear weapons ...

June 7, 2024 - The threatened tit-for-tat comes as Russia is expected to deploy warships and aircraft in the Caribbean. Russian President Vladimir Putin warns Western countries that Russia could arm the West’s enemies with long-range missiles if Ukraine uses NATO-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory.

June 6, 2024 - If someone's actions threaten our sovereignty and territorial integrity, we consider it possible for us to use all means at our disposal. "This should not be taken lightly, superficially." Mr Putin also dismissed the idea that Russia has plans to attack Nato territory.

June 6, 2024 - Russia could arm countries with long-range weapons to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin warns. Several countries including the United States and Germany recently authorised Ukraine to strike ...

March 18, 2024 - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday (18 March) that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.

June 6, 2024 - The Russian president said the ... weapons, and said the Kremlin's nuclear doctrine should not be taken lightly. When asked about NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg's calls to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike Russian territory, Putin differentiated between different missiles but warned allowing Kyiv ...