The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, already warned the West of the consequences of permission to kyiv to use long-range weapons for attacks on Russian territory, this country’s Foreign Affairs said tonight after information that the US has already given the respective authorization.
“The president has already spoken about it”The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, María Zajarova, told the RBC portal, in an apparent reference to statements by the head of the Kremlin from last September that several Russian media have reproduced in recent hours.
The Russian leader then said that if the West agrees to authorize attacks inside Russia with its long-range missiles, that would change the “essence” and “nature” of the conflict in Ukraine.
“This will mean that NATO countries, the US and European states, They are fighting with Russia“Putin said on September 13.
According to what the American press wrote this Sunday, President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use long-range weapons from the United States to limited attacks inside Russia.
Until now, neither the White House nor the Pentagon They have confirmed it.
The authorized weapons are specifically guided supersonic missiles called ATACMS that can carry conventional or cluster warheads, and have a range of about 190 miles or 300 kilometersspecifies The Washington Post.
If confirmed, Biden’s decision could mean a great boost to Ukraine just before his government gives way in January to that of Donald Trump, who has repeatedly promised to end the war in Ukraine.
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