Putin addressed his remarks to military officials as Russia pressed for an urgent U.S. and NATO 'reply' to proposals it made last week for a binding set of security guarantees from the West.
Putin said.....
"What the U.S. 'is doing in Ukraine' is at our doorstep... And they should understand that we have nowhere further to retreat to. Do they think we’ll just watch idly?"......"If the aggressive line of our Western colleagues continues, we will take adequate military-technical response measures and react harshly to unfriendly steps."
(From Reuters)
