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Russian President Vladimir Putin responded sharply to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks labeling Russia a “paper tiger,” turning the phrase back on NATO and cautioning against a dangerous new escalation if the United States supplies Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Group in Sochi, Putin insisted Russian forces are advancing along the front lines in Ukraine and dismissed Western portrayals of Russian weakness.
Trump, who recently shifted his stance by claiming Ukraine could reclaim its occupied territories, repeated his description of Russia as a “paper tiger.” Putin countered with irony, questioning what NATO itself represents if Moscow continues to advance despite supposedly being so weak.
The Russian leader mocked European complaints about drone and aircraft incursions into NATO airspace, joking about alleged overflights but dismissing them as exaggerated hysteria. However, he struck a more serious note regarding U.S. deliberations on supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, saying such a move would require direct American military involvement. Putin warned that this would mark “a qualitatively new stage of escalation” in U.S.-Russia relations.
NATO allies have consistently backed Ukraine with weapons, intelligence, and training, while accusing Moscow of violating European airspace. Putin argued that Western leaders exaggerate Russian threats to NATO members and should instead “cool down, sleep calmly, and take care of their own problems.”
The Kremlin maintains that the war represents a turning point in Russia’s relations with the West, which Putin claims has long tried to humiliate Moscow through NATO expansion. He emphasized that Russia controls nearly all of Luhansk, 81% of Donetsk, and about three-quarters of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. According to Putin, Ukraine is suffering manpower shortages and should pursue negotiations to end the war.
As tensions rise, Putin warned that Russia’s countermeasures would come swiftly if NATO intensifies its involvement.
