Putin: If Russia Is Attacked, We Will Inevitably Use Entire Weapons Arsenal

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia has no intention of attacking other countries, but will be forced to respond if it faces aggression. He made the statement at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, according to infohub.kz.

According to the Russian leader, if it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation — in this case referring to Kaliningrad, and possibly other territories — the question of Russia using all weapons at its disposal will inevitably and immediately appear on the agenda.

"We are not scaring anyone. And what you just said, the Foreign Ministry's statement and the letters the Foreign Ministry sent to some countries, are not intimidation — they are a response to an attempt to intimidate us," Putin said.

He stressed that everything was correctly written in the Foreign Ministry's statement and in the letters that were sent.

"If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation, in this case referring to Kaliningrad, and possibly some other territories, then of course the question of Russia using all weapons at our country's disposal will inevitably and immediately appear on the agenda. This is inevitable," the Russian leader added.

Putin said Russia is not going to attack anyone, but if it faces aggression itself, it will be forced to respond, and European Union citizens must understand this.

"We are not threatening anyone, we are not going to attack anyone in '29, '30, or '50. But if we face aggression, we will be forced to respond. And citizens of European countries must clearly understand this and distinguish between our position and the position of some of their countries' current political leadership," the Russian president said.

In his opinion, such understanding exists.

"And we see this precisely from the election results and the mood in the largest European countries," Putin said.

According to the Russian president, the leadership of these countries will exploit the claim that Russia threatens Europe with nuclear weapons because they want to "distract their citizens' attention from the fact that they themselves are pursuing an aggressive policy toward Russia, from the fact that they are dragging and pulling their citizens toward a dangerous line of confrontation."