**”US Missiles Used for Russian Attack Will Heighten Tensions,” Warns the Kremlin**
[In Vladivostok, AP/Newsis] Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Russian Kremlin, was interviewed by reporters on September 11, 2023, in Vladivostok. He stated that President Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles provided by the United States to strike Russia signifies a new stage of U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war, according to a BBC report on the 18th.
Peskov criticized the Biden administration, saying that it continues to exacerbate tensions surrounding the Ukraine war as if “pouring oil onto the fire.”
However, Western leaders argue that it was Russia that initiated the conflict by fully invading Ukraine and, furthermore, escalating it by involving thousands of North Korean troops in the war.
The Kremlin issued a statement this morning (local time) warning that if the missiles provided by the U.S. are used to attack Russia, Russia will consider the attack to be not from Ukraine but from the United States.
This stance clarifies President Vladimir Putin’s position, warning that an attack on Russia using U.S. missiles will further heighten tensions.