The head of the State Duma made it clear that Russia considers attacks on the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson, occupied by its own troops, as attacks on its territory. Russia itself annexed the areas with tanks and other heavy weapons. Members of the German Bundestag and other countries’ parliaments must be aware of their “responsibility to humanity”, Volodin said. Such decisions led to a “terrible war” with combat operations completely different from the previous ones.
“Taking into account the technological superiority of Russian weapons, foreign politicians who make such decisions must understand that this could end in a tragedy of global proportions that will destroy their countries,” Volodin said. During the nearly year-long war, nuclear power Russia has repeatedly declared that it too will “defend” the incorporated regions with all means at its disposal. “Arguments that nuclear powers have not used weapons of mass destruction in local conflicts in the past are untenable,” Volodin said.
NATO countries have already supplied Ukraine with many heavy weapons that can also be used to retake the territory, including artillery and multiple rocket launchers.