Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky's words about attacks deep inside Russia, stating that “in order not to give Russia a chance to win, Kiev must not only defend itself.”
— Strikes deep into Russia will be perceived as an escalation, and the response will be serious and overwhelming, the Russian leader said on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin on American sanctions. “They will not affect our prosperity”
Vladimir Putin also spoke about the latest American sanctions. — Of course, the sanctions are severe for us, that's clear. They will have some consequences, but they will not significantly impact our economic prosperity, he said.
— This is an unfriendly action that does not strengthen Russian-American relations, which are just starting to rebuild, he added.
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What sanctions were imposed on Russian companies?
How did Vladimir Putin react to attacks deep inside Russia?
What did Putin say about US sanctions?
What missiles does Ukraine want to buy from the US?
Ukraine wants to buy Tomahawk missiles from the USA
Ukraine has been asking the United States for a long time to provide it with Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles and to allow it to attack targets deep inside Russia using missiles received from other Western countries, including Great Britain and France.
During a recent meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Trump suggested that the United States cannot afford to sell Tomahawk missiles because it needs them. After leaving the White House, Zelensky assured that the topic of missiles remains topical.
On Wednesday evening Polish time, the US Ministry of Finance announced the imposition of sanctions on the Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil and 34 of their subsidiaries. These are the first sanctions against Russian companies during Donald Trump's second presidential term.
