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White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats that allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with Western missiles would mean the direct participation of NATO and European countries in the war in Ukraine is "very dangerous rhetoric, but there is nothing new about it." ".
"Putin's comments are undoubtedly very dangerous rhetoric. But it is not new for Russia. In fact, this was the main message of Russian propaganda in their war. This is their aggression. This is what they did," said the spokeswoman.
She repeated the message that "the war in Ukraine may end when Russia withdraws its troops from Ukraine."
Jean Pierre also stated that the policy of the United States regarding strikes deep into Russia with American weapons as of now remains unchanged. According to her, no big announcements on this topic are expected after the meeting of US President Joe Biden with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
"The policy has not changed. But I will continue to say that the president is committed to ensuring that Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself against Russian aggression, to defend its democracy," she added.
The US reaction to Putin's threats
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US took seriously Putin's warning that he would consider the West directly involved in the conflict if Ukraine fired Western-made long-range missiles at Russia.
The US State Department also reacted to the statements of the Russian leader that the permission to strike the Armed Forces of Ukraine with long-range Western weapons against targets deep in the Russian Federation will be considered as direct participation of NATO countries in the war in Ukraine. As State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, "this is very similar to what he has been saying for the last two and a half years."
