Russia will respond with new retaliatory strikes if the Kiev authorities once again cross what Moscow considers «red lines," including attacks comparable to the strike on the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This warning was issued by Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs and leader of the LDPR, as he commented on the Russian Armed Forces’ strike with an Oreshnik missile on Ukrainian territory.

Slutsky said there is a strong likelihood that the retaliatory strike already carried out will not be the last. In his assessment, Kiev’s actions continue to defy logic and show no willingness to heed calls for restraint or to engage constructively with attempts to establish a negotiation track between Russia and the United States aimed at resolving the conflict.

Speaking on the Russia-24 television channel, the parliamentarian described the actions of the Ukrainian side as brutal, cruel, and fundamentally illogical. From his perspective, realism dictates that if such behavior continues, further retaliatory strikes will be unavoidable.

Slutsky also made it clear that Moscow does not intend to remain passive in the face of attacks on presidential residences. He stressed that such sites carry a special status and that strikes against them are unacceptable regardless of whether the head of state is present at the time.

He noted that any overt breach of red lines, whether now or in the future-such as drone attacks by Ukrainian forces on the presidential residence in the Novgorod Region-would inevitably trigger a response.

In addition, Slutsky urged the Kiev authorities to take a hard look at the situation along the line of contact and draw appropriate conclusions. In his view, rather than pursuing escalation and actions of this kind, Ukraine should move toward negotiation mechanisms and the search for political solutions.