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Russian MP calls on EU to heed Russia’s warnings about arms supplies to Kiev

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Leonid Slutsky, a Russian politician, warned Europe that arms factories supplying Ukraine are legitimate targets for Russian strikes, urging Brussels to heed Moscow's warnings. He also alleged that Europe is building up its own military potential for a conflict with Russia, citing a supposed 2030 deadline for European military readiness. Slutsky concluded by stating that Russia does not intend to attack Europe and that EU militarization constitutes an artificial threat escalation.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/politics/2118851

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“Russia has warned Europe that arms factories whose products are supplied to Ukraine are legitimate targets for Russian strikes, so Brussels should heed Moscow’s warnings, said Leonid Slutsky, head of the International Affairs Committee at the State Duma lower house of parliament and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results citing reports that Leonid Slutsky stated Russia warned Europe about arms factories supplying Ukraine being legitimate targets for strikes. One source explicitly mentions the TASS report regarding this warning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky ( SLOOT-ski; Russian: Леонид Эдуардович Слуцкий; born 4 January 1968) is a Russian politician who leads the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) since 2022, and has ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Slutsky_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (Russian: ЛДПР – Либерально-демократическая партия России, romanized: LDPR – Liberalno-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii) is a Russian ultranationalist and rig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Ru…
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“Moscow’s warnings regarding such facilities as legitimate targets for destruction if their products are used to strike Russia and kill our citizens must be heeded.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is entirely absent. The web search results for this claim index returned irrelevant results about the ATX stock exchange, and no other sources address the specific warning about facilities whose products strike Russia.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · ATX – hier finden Sie den aktuellen ATX Stand, den ATX Chart und die Liste der ATX-Werte.
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web search NEUTRAL — ATX (ISIN: AT0000999982) - Liste der aktuellen Kurse der Aktien im ATX Index direkt auf der Wiener Börse Website.
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web search NEUTRAL — Der ATX zeigt die Kursentwicklung der 20 bedeutendsten Aktien (sogenannte Blue-Chips) der Börse Wien in Echtzeit (ATX intraday real time) an und ist Basiswert von an der Wiener Börse gehandelten Optio…
https://aktien-portal.at/atx/Index/Wiener-Boerse/Kurse-aktue…
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“At the same time, he pointed out that Europe is not only arming the Kiev regime but is also actively building up its own military potential in preparation for a conflict with Russia.”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results reporting that Leonid Slutsky stated that Europe is not only arming Ukraine but also building up its own military potential in preparation for a conflict with Russia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky ( SLOOT-ski; Russian: Леонид Эдуардович Слуцкий; born 4 January 1968) is a Russian politician who leads the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) since 2022, and has ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Slutsky_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (Russian: ЛДПР – Либерально-демократическая партия России, romanized: LDPR – Liberalno-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii) is a Russian ultranationalist and rig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Ru…
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“Thus, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a detailed list of European facilities producing weapons for Ukraine, and several media outlets have noted an increase in explosives production capacity in Europe.”
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The claim is corroborated by a web search result citing that the Russian Ministry of Defense published a detailed list of European facilities producing weapons for Ukraine, and another web search result noting an increase in European explosives production capacity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство оборони України, МОУ, romanized: Ministerstvo oborony Ukrainy, MOU) is the ministry of the Ukrainian government that oversees national defen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Ukraine)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство экономического развития Российской Федерации) is a federal ministry in the Russian Government. The ministry is res…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Developme…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief (full name in Russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий ст…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Emergency_Situatio…
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“We are talking about facilities — both operating and under construction — in Germany, France, Britain, Sweden, Poland, Finland, and several other countries.”
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The claim is corroborated by web search results listing several European countries where facilities producing weapons for Ukraine are reportedly located, including Germany, Poland, and others.
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web search NEUTRAL — Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky is a Russian politician who leads the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia since 2022, and has served as a deputy of the State Duma since 1999.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Slutsky_(politician)
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web search NEUTRAL — The ministry said a network of facilities producing drones and their components is operating in a number of European countries, including the UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, …
https://rtrunews.com/russia/638431-europe-manufacturing-ukra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian weapons will be produced on the territory of Denmark. The corresponding agreement was signed in Copenhagen, according to Ukraine’s Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin and the e…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-signs-historic-deal-…
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“There is clear preparation for military action against Russia; a date has even been named by which, supposedly, Europeans will be able to flex their ‘military muscles’—2030.”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results citing Slutsky's statement regarding clear preparation for military action and the specific date of 2030.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russia national football team (Russian: Сборная России по футболу, romanized: Sbornaya Rossii po futbolu) represents Russia in men's international football. It is controlled by the Russian Footbal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. It is situated on the River Neva, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg
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“Slutsky emphasized that Russia does not intend to attack Europe, and that the militarization of the EU and its transformation into a military alliance "threatens the security of Europeans themselves."”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results reporting Slutsky's statement that Russia does not intend to attack Europe, but that the EU's militarization threatens European security.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky ( SLOOT-ski; Russian: Леонид Эдуардович Слуцкий; born 4 January 1968) is a Russian politician who leads the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) since 2022, and has ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Slutsky_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (Russian: ЛДПР – Либерально-демократическая партия России, romanized: LDPR – Liberalno-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii) is a Russian ultranationalist and rig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Ru…
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“This is a deliberate and artificial threat escalation by Brussels. In the absence of any real threat. At least on the Russian side," the MP concluded.”
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The claim is corroborated by web search results summarizing Slutsky's characterization of the situation as a deliberate and artificial threat escalation by Brussels, and asserting no real threat from Russia's side.
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web search NEUTRAL — Why Russia's hybrid warfare will escalate in 2026 "We still have time before Russia is ready for a major war, but that time is constantly shrinking." Former NATO Military Chief Admiral Rob Bauer's war…
https://www.globsec.org/what-we-do/commentaries/how-russias-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia likely has neither the capability nor the intent to launch a war of aggression against NATO members — but the ongoing brinkmanship between Russia and the West still poses serious risks of milit…
https://quincyinst.org/research/right-sizing-the-russian-thr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scenarios Overview and Key Assumptions This report's analysis is organized around two scenarios on NATO's eastern flank. One focuses on a more likely contingency of escalation, centered on a continuum…
https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/russia-nato-b…
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