Is Ukraine starting to play with fire with Atcoms?
report Mehr News Agency, the Associated Press wrote in a report that the authorities of Kiev intend to pressurize the White House to obtain permission to use Atcoms long-range tactical missiles against positions deep in Russian territory. do.
Associated Press wrote: By putting pressure on the United States, the Ukrainian authorities intend to get permission to attack valuable targets inside Russia using automatic weapons. Kiev is looking for Washington’s approval to attack Russian territory with a long-range missile at distances of 100 to 150 kilometers.
In the continuation of the report of this news agency, it is stated: the representatives of the command of the Ukrainian army claim that without this capability, “their hands are tied.” Kiev believes that only the “urgent conditions of the battlefield” can force the American side to lift this ban.
A representative of the US State Department recently told Sputnik that US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use weapons provided by Washington to attack targets on Russian soil. They are considered a threat to the Kharkiv region, but this permission does not apply to Atcoms missiles or other long-range systems.
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in early June that the authorization to use US weapons against Russia for all areas through which Russian forces cross the Ukrainian border. It is applicable.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in late May that NATO representatives were concerned about plans to authorize Kiev to attack “legitimate targets” with Western missile systems. They talk about Russian soil, they should know what they are “dealing with and playing with.”
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Kremlin, said that NATO members are deliberately escalating the tension and provoking Ukraine to continue this irrational war, and these provocations will ultimately benefit It hurts countries that have taken the path of escalating the war.
