Vladimir Putin has warned that any Western deliveries of longer-range rocket systems will prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck”. His pronouncement came after the West began stepping up its supply of military resources for Ukraine on Sunday.
The Russian leader’s threat of military escalation did not specify what the new targets might be but it came days after the US announced plans to deliver £560 million of security assistance for Ukraine that included four precision-guided, medium-range rocket systems, as well as helicopters, Javelin anti-tank systems, radars, tactical vehicles and more.
The UK also announced it would send its first long-range missiles to Ukraine. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Britain would be sending an unspecified number of M270 launchers, which can fire precision-guided rockets up to 50 miles – a longer range than any missile technology currently in use in the war. In a television interview that aired on Sunday, Mr Putin lashed out at Western deliveries of weapons to Ukraine, saying they aim to prolong the war.
