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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Putin warns West of countermeasures over Ukraine threats
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Presidential Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on December 9, 2021. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / SPUTNIK / AFP)
President Vladimir Putin warns that Russia is prepared to take “military-technical measures” against “unfriendly” Western actions over the Ukraine conflict.
“In the event of the continuation of the obviously aggressive stance by our Western colleagues, we will take appropriate retaliatory military-technical measures,” he tells a defense ministry meeting, as fears grow that Moscow could launch an invasion of ex-Soviet Ukraine.
After amassing some 100,000 troops near Ukraine, Russia on Friday unveiled proposals to contain the role of the United States and NATO in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, calling for urgent negotiations with Washington.
The West has threatened Russia with harsh sanctions should its soldiers enter Ukraine.
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