Ryabkov commented on Putin's address in connection with the AFU attacks deep into Russian Federation

Russian President Vladimir Putin 's address is certainly a warning that we should stop and stop raising the stakes, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a conversation with Izvestia.

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"But it is first and foremost a signal that we are determined to respond to provocations and escalatory steps by the Kiev regime's Western sponsors so that they understand the seriousness of the moment, but also our ability to find exactly military responses to new challenges," he said.

According to him, "it is high time for the West to stop." And the fact that this is not happening - apparently "reflects a gradual blunting of the sense of self-preservation of those who make decisions there," said Sergei Ryabkov.

On November 21, Vladimir Putin made a statement in which he noted that Ukraine had used Western long-range weapons on military facilities in Kursk and Bryansk regions. He also reported a combined strike by a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile on the Yuzhmash production complex located in Dnipropetrovsk.

Read more in Izvestia's exclusive piece:

A blow of foresight: Russia is ready for a military response to any provocations of the West