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Russian President Vladimir Putin has now publicly warned on television that if western (i.e. NATO) countries continue sending weapons to Ukraine, Russia “will draw the approriate conclusion and use NEW WEAPONRY, of which we have plenty, and we will strike targets that have not yet been struck”  –– Like NATO Capital cities?

Here is the actual televised interview in original Russian language, with English sub-titles for translation.

UPDATE 2:52 PM EDT —

Just found out, when President Putin did this live interview, it was carried live on . . . ready for this . . . . ALL Ukraine TV channels!   ALL OF THEM!

Russia took over Ukraine’s broadcast media ! ! ! ! ! 

Ukraine can’t even keep control over their own TV’s! ! ! ! 

Laughable excuse for a country.

HAL TURNER ANALYSIS AND EDITORIAL OPINION

Two key phrases in his remarks:  

1) “New weaponry” . . . . 

2) “. . . Strike targets that have not yet been struck . . . “

At present, Russia has already used in Ukraine, at least one of each and every CONVENTIONAL weapon in its arsenal.  Kalibr cruise missiles. Zircon hypersonic missiles, and the thermobaric TOS-2.  

So what’s left in their arsenal of “new” weapons to use?   Nuclear-tipped versions of Kalibr and Zircon, perhaps?

Or does he mean the entire range of Russian nuclear weaponry? Battlefield tactical nukes?  Full-blown nuclear ICBM’s?   The dreaded SARMAT?

The hint we have at the answer to the questions above, comes from the second key phrase “. . . strike targets that have not yet been struck.”   

Notice he did NOT say “inside Ukraine.”

Among the targets that have not yet been struck are the nations actually providing the weapons deliveries to Ukraine; primarily the US, UK, France, Germany, and Poland.

Of those, hitting the U.S. is most vital; because once the U.S. is hit, NATO falls apart.   If the Europeans see that America can no longer help them, they will tuck tail and run . . .  so fast, they might even leave skid marks.

So, ladies and Gentlemen, we are being publicly warned, yet again, to stop interfering.   

Russia Targets Western-Supplied Tank Depot In Kiev In Rare Cruise Missile Attack

by Zero Hedge

June 5th 2022, 9:42 am

Putin said Sunday that the new inclusion of Western long-range missile systems in Ukraine’s defenses would lead Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck.”

At a moment the Kremlin is warning it could target cities in the West, expanding the war outside of Ukraine, if US-supplied missiles attack Russian territory, the Ukrainian capital of Kiev was pounded by rockets for the first time in a month on Sunday.

A Russian military statement said it had targeted an arms depot housing foreign-supplied weapons with a volley of five missiles. On the same day, President Vladimir Putin vowed to “strike harder” if Washington transfers long-range missiles to the Ukrainian government. “We will strike at those targets which we have not yet been hitting,” he said in a state TV interview.

According to Fox News, “Footage shows several large explosions in Kyiv, but it is unclear what was struck. The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement Sunday morning claiming the strike had hit a former car-repair facility being used to house T-72 tanks and other armored vehicles supplied by Ukrainian allies, NEXTA reported.”

The biggest development following White House approval of $700 million more in military aid for Ukraine has been the announced transfer of Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). It’s expected that training for Ukrainian personnel to operate these longer range missile systems will take at least three weeks.

The Biden administration said that while longer range rockets have been approved, the types of systems being transferred are still not of range to strike into Russian territory, which the Kremlin earlier called a “rational” decision.

This prompted a weekend statement from Putin as follows:

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the new inclusion of Western long-range missile systems in Ukraine’s defenses would lead Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck.”

The rare attack on Kiev appears to be a message and warning against supplying more, or especially longer range systems. Russia has been stepping up its attacks on alleged weapons transfers, including against Ukraine’s rail infrastructure, in the past weeks.

The AP writes Sunday that “Russian forces pounded railway facilities and other infrastructure early Sunday in Kyiv, which had previously seen weeks of eerie calm.” And further: “Ukraine’s nuclear plant operator, Energoatom, said one cruise missile buzzed the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) to the south, on its way to the capital — citing the dangers of such a near miss.”

Putin further charged in comments to Rossiya-1 TV channel on Sunday that the West is seeking to prolong the conflict with its ramped up arms supplies: “In my view, all this fuss over additional deliveries of armaments generally pursues the sole objective of stretching out the armed conflict as long as possible,” he said. He suggested further that new rocket systems for Kiev are due to significant Ukrainian losses:

“What we hear today and what we understand, these are rockets that fly to a distance of 45-70 km depending on the rocket type. The same is true about Grad, Uragan and Smerch rocket systems that I spoke about. They also have the range of 40-70 km and there is nothing new about that,” the head of state explained.

“This is why, these deliveries by the United States and some other countries can only be related to the intention to help Kiev make up for the losses of its combat hardware,” Putin said.

As for the latest strikes on Kiev, Ukraine’s government has yet to comment on whether or not tanks were destroyed in the attack, as is being purported by Moscow.

But based on Putin’s words, it’s likely there will be more such attacks to come.

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