“Opening doors for Ukraine in NATO”,

According to the head of the Kremlin, the Alliance missiles may appear near Kharkov in the near future, and this is a serious problem for Russia.

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The visit of the head of the Pentagon John Lloyd to Kiev actually opens the way for Ukraine to NATO, which is a problem for the Russian Federation. About this during a speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club stated Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Formal membership in NATO may not take place, but the military development of the territory of Ukraine is already underway and this really poses a threat to the Russian Federation. We are aware of this … Here comes the Minister of Defense, who in fact opens the doors for Ukraine to NATO. In fact, his statement must and can be interpreted just like that. Nobody says: “No” … “, – said the head of the Kremlin, noting that this worries Russia.

According to Putin, he is aware that in Ukraine “no one forbids having training centers”, but under the brand of such centers “you can put anything you want.”

“Tomorrow, rockets will appear near Kharkov, what should we do with this then? We are not going there with our missiles, they are thrusting them under our noses. Of course, this is a problem,” the Russian president said.

The head of state added that anti-missile defense systems were installed on the territory of Poland and Romania, on which Tomahawk strike systems can be installed. According to Putin, “no one reacted to the Kremlin’s statement that the Russian Federation will not install such missiles in Europe, even if they manage to manufacture such.”

Focus previously wrote that the United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday, October 19, visited Kiev as part of his European tour… The head of the Pentagon discussed with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrey Taran the reforms in the defense sector. Austin also met with President Vladimir Zelensky.

We will remind, during the meeting of Zelensky and Austin at the Pentagon in September of this year, the US Secretary of Defense said that Washington will support Ukraine’s course towards NATO.

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