03:22Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the Kremlin had 'no doubt' that Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement about Western long-range weapons for Kiev had 'reached its addressee', speaking with reporters in Moscow on Friday.
"Putin's statement is of great importance. It's rather clear, unequivocal and cannot be misinterpreted, and we have no doubt that it has reached its addressee," the Kremlin spokesperson said.
On Thursday, Putin said that Kiev's use of such weaponry would "mean nothing but direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States, European countries in the war in Ukraine" and added that it "considerably changes… the very nature of the conflict, implying that NATO countries… are at war with Russia."
It came ahead of a key meeting between UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the capability to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, and for all restrictions to be lifted.
Peskov also commented on the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement about the expulsion of six British diplomats over alleged espionage, saying that breaking diplomatic relations with London was 'out of the question'.
On Friday, the Foreign Ministry announced the termination of "the accreditation of six employees of the political department of the British Embassy in Moscow, whose actions showed signs of intelligence and subversive work". According to the Federal Security Service (FSB), London had used them to co-ordinate 'the escalation of the international military-political situation'.
"The revealed facts give grounds to consider the activities of British diplomats sent to Moscow by the Directorate as a threat to the security of the Russian Federation," the Foreign Ministry said in its statement.
The British Foreign Office called the claims made against the diplomats 'baseless'.
'No doubt' Putin's response to Western long-range weapons for Kiev 'reached its addressee' - Peskov
Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the Kremlin had 'no doubt' that Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement about Western long-range weapons for Kiev had 'reached its addressee', speaking with reporters in Moscow on Friday.
"Putin's statement is of great importance. It's rather clear, unequivocal and cannot be misinterpreted, and we have no doubt that it has reached its addressee," the Kremlin spokesperson said.
On Thursday, Putin said that Kiev's use of such weaponry would "mean nothing but direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States, European countries in the war in Ukraine" and added that it "considerably changes… the very nature of the conflict, implying that NATO countries… are at war with Russia."
It came ahead of a key meeting between UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the capability to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, and for all restrictions to be lifted.
Peskov also commented on the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement about the expulsion of six British diplomats over alleged espionage, saying that breaking diplomatic relations with London was 'out of the question'.
On Friday, the Foreign Ministry announced the termination of "the accreditation of six employees of the political department of the British Embassy in Moscow, whose actions showed signs of intelligence and subversive work". According to the Federal Security Service (FSB), London had used them to co-ordinate 'the escalation of the international military-political situation'.
"The revealed facts give grounds to consider the activities of British diplomats sent to Moscow by the Directorate as a threat to the security of the Russian Federation," the Foreign Ministry said in its statement.
The British Foreign Office called the claims made against the diplomats 'baseless'.
Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the Kremlin had 'no doubt' that Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement about Western long-range weapons for Kiev had 'reached its addressee', speaking with reporters in Moscow on Friday.
"Putin's statement is of great importance. It's rather clear, unequivocal and cannot be misinterpreted, and we have no doubt that it has reached its addressee," the Kremlin spokesperson said.
On Thursday, Putin said that Kiev's use of such weaponry would "mean nothing but direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States, European countries in the war in Ukraine" and added that it "considerably changes… the very nature of the conflict, implying that NATO countries… are at war with Russia."
It came ahead of a key meeting between UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the capability to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, and for all restrictions to be lifted.
Peskov also commented on the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement about the expulsion of six British diplomats over alleged espionage, saying that breaking diplomatic relations with London was 'out of the question'.
On Friday, the Foreign Ministry announced the termination of "the accreditation of six employees of the political department of the British Embassy in Moscow, whose actions showed signs of intelligence and subversive work". According to the Federal Security Service (FSB), London had used them to co-ordinate 'the escalation of the international military-political situation'.
"The revealed facts give grounds to consider the activities of British diplomats sent to Moscow by the Directorate as a threat to the security of the Russian Federation," the Foreign Ministry said in its statement.
The British Foreign Office called the claims made against the diplomats 'baseless'.