A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday (19 September) that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of parliament and a member of Putin’s Security Council, was responding to a vote in the European Parliament urging EU countries to give such approval to Kyiv.

The resolution, adopted on Thursday with 425 votes in favour, 131 against and 63 abstentions, states that without lifting current restrictions, Ukraine cannot fully exercise its right to self-defence and remains exposed to attacks on its population and infrastructure.

  • AtomicHotSauce
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    3213 hours ago

    Aren’t the sabres rattled enough already? Please, think of the sabres.

    • @NOT_RICK
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      1612 hours ago

      Sabre: I’m tired, boss

    • SkaveRat
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      1913 hours ago

      they got dulled from all the rattling happening

      • @baldingpudenda
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        25 hours ago

        That saber has been ground down to a foil at this point

      • @Valmond
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        313 hours ago

        Thanks for a good laugh 😁 made my friday afternoon!

        • AtomicHotSauce
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          311 hours ago

          Anything for my fellow Lemmings! Have a great day!