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Latest from Ukraine: Russia warns of escalating conflict if West hands over long-range weapons to Ukrainians

The Kremlin warned on Thursday (19) that if Western countries supply Ukraine with long-range weapons capable of attacking Russian territory, it would lead to a "dangerous" escalation of the conflict.

“It is potentially very dangerous, it would mean that the conflict goes to a new level which, of course, does not bode well for European security,” said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov.

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The spokesperson referred to the possible delivery of “weapons that allow attacking Russian territory”, even though “Ukraine already has weapons that it uses to carry out attacks every day” against Russia.

These statements were made after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, criticized Berlin's hesitation to supply tanks to his country, on the eve of an important meeting of its allies in Germany to coordinate military aid to Kiev.

Since the start of the conflict, Western countries have refused to send long-range missiles to Kiev, fearing it would trigger an escalation.

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A Russia accused the Ukrainian military of carrying out drone strikes on the annexed Crimean peninsula and against targets in Russia, hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

(With AFP)

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