The Kremlin has warned that the authorization of the United States Government to Ukraine to use long-range missiles on Russian soil implies an increase in tensions and represents, if confirmed, another step in the “direct involvement” in the conflict in the North American country.
What the Kremlin accuses the US of now is add fuel to the fire. “It is evident that the outgoing Administration in the United States intends to continue adding fuel to the fire and continue to cause an escalation of tension around this conflict,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said in his daily telephone briefing.
Until now, Washington had been reluctant to allow kyiv forces to fire ATACMS over Russian territorybut this weekend several American media outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Postt, have reported a change in said doctrine.
If this permission is finally confirmed, It would be “a qualitatively new situation” in the current conflictthe main Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, told the media, according to the Interfax agency. Peskov has recovered statements from President Vladimir Putin to remind that only NATO countries can manage ATACMS.
The ATACMS is a supersonic guided missile system that has a maximum range of about 305 kilometers
The Russian authorities have left open the possibility of adopting some type of retaliatory measure, along similar lines with previously released notices. The ATACMS is a supersonic guided missile system that has a maximum range of about 305 kilometers.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, did not confirm the information on Sunday, but he did refer to the news. “Today the media talks a lot about giving us permission for these actions, but attacks are not made with words. These things are not announced. The missiles will speak for themselves. “I’m sure they will,” he said.
Authorization only in Kursk
As far as is known, the US, at the momenthas only authorized Ukraine to defend its positions in the Russian Kursk region, where Moscow’s army is helped by thousands of troops from North Korea.
CNN and The New York Times report this unprecedented decision by the Biden government, which will end its term on January 20, and which takes place when Moscow has deployed almost 50,000 troops in Kursk, lhe region of southern Russia where kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive last summer.
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