Putin warns Ukraine of harsh response to any assault By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday warned Ukraine that there can be a harsh response if there have been any additional assaults resembling that on the Crimean Bridge.

Following are Putin’s remarks, translated by Reuters, on the opening of a gathering of Russia’s Safety Council.

“This morning, on the suggestion of the ministry of defence and in line with the plans of the Russian common workers, a large strike was carried out with long-range high-precision air, sea and land-based weapons on Ukraine’s vitality, navy command and communications services.

“If makes an attempt to hold out terrorist assaults on our territory proceed, Russia’s responses might be harsh and, when it comes to their scale, will correspond to the extent of threats posed by the Russian Federation. Nobody ought to have any doubts about this.”

“Forensic and different information, in addition to operational data, point out that the explosion on Oct. 8 was a terrorist act. A terrorist assault aimed toward destroying Russia’s crucial civilian infrastructure. It’s apparent that the Ukrainian secret providers ordered, organised and carried out the terrorist assault aimed toward destroying Russia’s crucial civilian infrastructure.

“A lot of terrorist assaults and makes an attempt at related crimes have been dedicated in opposition to our nation’s electrical energy services and fuel transportation infrastructure, together with an try and undermine one of many sections of the TurkStream fuel transmission system. All that is proved by goal information, together with testimony by the detained perpetrators of those terrorist assaults themselves.

“Representatives of Russia should not allowed to analyze the causes of the explosions and the destruction of the worldwide fuel transmission methods passing alongside the underside of the Baltic Sea. However everyone knows effectively the final word beneficiary of this crime.

Thus, the Kyiv regime, by its actions, put itself on a par with worldwide terrorist teams. With essentially the most odious teams. It’s merely unimaginable to depart crimes of this sort unanswered.”