If such missiles are provided to Kiev, "we will draw the appropriate conclusions and use our weapons to hit targets we have not hit yet," Putin said in an interview with state TV network Rossiya-1.
The Russian president did not specify which targets he was referring to.
Ukraine is asking the West to give it multi-launch missile systems, such as the M270 and M142 HIMARS, to hit troops and weapons in Russia's rear guard.
US President[/B] Joe Biden said earlier this week[/B] that he had decided to offer Ukraine HIMARS,[/B] after receiving assurances from Kiev that it would not use them to hit targets on Russian territory.
Although Russian officials have warned that the U.S. decision to give such advanced missile systems to Ukraine will only exacerbate the conflict, Putin has said it will not bring significant changes to the battlefield.
"We understand that the provision (of advanced missile systems) by the US and some other countries is aimed at compensating for the losses of this military equipment," the Russian president noted.
"It is nothing new," he said. "Essentially nothing changes."
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