ANDThe American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, assured this Tuesday that the United States has not encouraged Ukrainian attacks against Russian territory, in reference to the Kremlin’s threats in the event of the use of Western weapons against targets in Russia.
Ukraine has to make its own decisions about how best and most effectively to defend itself
In your opinion, Such weapons are already having “effects” when it comes to stabilizing the front in the northeastern region of Kharkivscene of a successful Russian offensive for several weeks.
“We are working hard so that Ukraine receives more air defense systems and I am confident that we will see progress in that field,” he said.
“This constant escalation can have serious consequences and if these serious consequences are felt in Europe, how will the United States react?” he said and alluded to nuclear parity between both superpowers.
He added: “Do they want a global conflict?”
In reference to the statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the need to allow kyiv to attack Russia with Western weaponsPutin assured that he cannot fail to know that long-range high-precision weapons cannot be launched without the use of Western spy satellites.
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The United Kingdom recently authorized Ukraine to hit enemy territory with its weapons, but, despite the insistence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the United States, Germany and most of kyiv’s allies have prohibited it.
Finland allows Ukraine to use its weapons to attack targets on Russian soil
Likewise, the Finnish Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, assured this Wednesday that Ukraine has permission to use the weapons donated by her country to attack targets in Russian territory, since The UN recognizes the right of an attacked country to defend itself from its aggressor.
Russia is waging an illegal war of aggression in Ukraine and Ukraine has the right to self-defense (…) This also includes attacks on military targets on the territory of the attacker that are necessary for self-defense
“Russia is waging an illegal war of aggression in Ukraine and Ukraine has the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter. This also includes attacks on military targets on the territory of the attacker that are necessary for self-defense,” he added. Valtonen.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been insisting for weeks on receiving the green light from his Western partners to attack Russian territory with their respective weapons, as he argues that he cannot protect the populations in the northeast of the country when Russia attacks from the other side. of the border and also kyiv lacks sufficient air defense systems.
The Finnish minister’s statements came after Stoltenberg’s call to consider the possibility of using Western weapons on Russian territory, something that several countries have expressly prohibited when delivering weapons to kyiv.
“Support for Ukraine will be at the center of both this meeting and the NATO summit in Washington. For Finland it is important that NATO sends the strongest possible message to Ukraine about continued support“he said in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
*With information from EFE
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