As the West toughens its tone on Russia, Putin warns of harsh response to ‘unacceptable threats’
There has been no shortage of heated rhetoric during Russia’s two-month-old assault on Ukraine, but this week’s words—from both Russia and the West—have been particularly aggressive.
The U.S. has talked about wanting to see Russia “weakened”; Russia has warned of a “lightning-fast” retaliation against strategic threats; and the U.K. has indicated it’s fine with Ukraine using British weapons to attack targets within Russia—drawing the threat of “a harsh response” from Russia. The U.K. also said it wants to see Ukraine retake Crimea after eight years of the region being in Russian possession.
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