This response will certainly not stop the West from continuing to attack Russia directly.
Even Iran managed to symbolically attack Israel after being provoked, but Russia responds again only in some factory in Ukraine, which completely ignores Russian threats and hits. This means that the US and UK continue to be able to directly attack Russia without suffering any casualties and have no reason to stop.
I don't doubt they'll send Tomahawks next.
They will only stop when they are truly forced to learn their lesson. To expect rational negotiations with narcissists is just wishful thinking.
From the Kremlin website
Statement of the President of the Russian Federation
Translated with DeepL.com (free version) therefore errors are possible
Putin: I would like to inform the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the citizens of our country, our friends around the world and those who continue to harbor illusions about the possibility of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia about the events that are taking place today in the area where the special military operation is taking place, namely after the use of Western-made long-range weapons on our territory.
Continuing on the path of escalating the conflict in Ukraine provoked by the West, the United States and its NATO allies have previously announced that they are allowing the use of their long-range precision weapons systems on the territory of the Russian Federation. Experts are well aware, and the Russian side has repeatedly emphasized this, that it is impossible to use such weapons without the direct involvement of military specialists from the countries that produce them.
Il 19 novembre, sei missili tattici operativi ATACMS di fabbricazione statunitense e il 21 novembre, in un attacco missilistico combinato, i sistemi Storm Shadow di fabbricazione britannica e i sistemi HIMARS di fabbricazione statunitense hanno colpito strutture militari sul territorio della Federazione Russa, nelle regioni di Bryansk e Kursk. Da allora, come abbiamo ripetutamente sottolineato in precedenti occasioni, il conflitto regionale in Ucraina provocato dall'Occidente ha assunto elementi di carattere globale. I nostri sistemi di difesa aerea hanno respinto questi attacchi. Di conseguenza, gli obiettivi ovviamente fissati dal nemico non sono stati raggiunti.
The fire at the ammunition depot in the Bryansk region, caused by falling debris from ATACMS missiles, was extinguished and there were no casualties or serious damage. In the Kursk region, an attack was carried out on one of the command posts of our “North” group. As a result of the attack and anti-aircraft defense, unfortunately, there were casualties, deaths and injuries among the personnel of the external security units of the facility and maintenance personnel. The command and operational staff of the control center were not damaged and are normally managing the actions of our troops to destroy and expel enemy units from the Kursk region.
Ancora una volta, vorrei sottolineare in modo particolare che l'uso di tali armi da parte del nemico non è in grado di influenzare il corso delle operazioni di combattimento nella zona delle operazioni militari speciali. Le nostre truppe stanno avanzando con successo lungo l'intera linea di contatto. Tutti i compiti che ci siamo prefissati saranno completati.
In risposta all'uso di armi a lungo raggio americane e britanniche, il 21 novembre di quest'anno le Forze armate russe hanno lanciato un attacco combinato su una delle strutture del complesso industriale di difesa ucraino. In condizioni di combattimento, hanno anche testato uno degli ultimi sistemi missilistici russi a medio raggio, in questo caso un missile balistico con una configurazione ipersonica non nucleare. I nostri ingegneri missilistici lo hanno chiamato "Oreshnik". I test hanno avuto successo e l'obiettivo del lancio è stato raggiunto.
Nella città di Dnepropetrovsk in Ucraina, è stato colpito uno dei più grandi complessi industriali conosciuti dai tempi dell'Unione Sovietica, che produce ancora equipaggiamento missilistico e altre armi.
Stiamo sviluppando missili a medio e corto raggio in risposta ai piani degli Stati Uniti di produrre e distribuire missili a medio e corto raggio in Europa e nella regione Asia-Pacifico.
Riteniamo che gli Stati Uniti abbiano commesso un errore distruggendo unilateralmente il Trattato sull'eliminazione dei missili a medio e corto raggio nel 2019 con pretesti inverosimili. Oggi, gli Stati Uniti non solo producono tali equipaggiamenti, ma, come possiamo vedere, hanno elaborato i problemi di distribuzione dei loro sistemi missilistici avanzati in diverse regioni del mondo, tra cui l'Europa, durante le esercitazioni per le loro truppe. Inoltre, durante le esercitazioni, stanno conducendo un addestramento sul loro utilizzo.
I would like to remind you that Russia voluntarily and unilaterally pledged not to deploy intermediate- and short-range missiles until American weapons of this type appear in any region of the world.
I repeat: we are conducting live tests of the Oreshnik missile system in response to the aggressive actions of NATO countries against Russia. The issue of further deployment of medium- and short-range missiles will be decided by us depending on the actions of the United States and its satellites.
We will determine the targets of further tests of our latest missile systems based on the threats to the security of the Russian Federation. We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow the use of their weapons against our facilities, and in the event of an escalation of aggressive actions we will respond with the same decisive and mirror reaction. I recommend that the ruling elites of those countries that are hatching plans to use their military contingents against Russia also seriously consider this option.
Of course, when selecting targets for systems such as Oreshnik on the territory of Ukraine in case of need and in response, we will proactively invite civilians and also ask citizens of friendly states who are there to leave the danger zones. We will do it for humanitarian reasons - openly, publicly, without fear of opposition from the enemy, who also receives this information.
Why without fear? Because today there are no means to counter these weapons. Missiles attack targets at a speed of Mach 10, that is, 2.5-3 kilometers per second. The current air defense systems available in the world and the missile defense systems that the Americans are creating in Europe cannot intercept such missiles, it is impossible.
I emphasize once again that it is not Russia but the United States of America that has destroyed the international security system and, continuing to fight and cling to its hegemony, is pushing the whole world towards a global conflict.
We have always preferred and are now ready to resolve all disputes by peaceful means. But we are also ready for any development of events.
If someone still doubts this, it is useless: there will always be an answer.
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