USA This Friday it was announced that the permits for the weapons it supplies have been relaxed a little more Ukrainenow allowing its military strike targets inside Russia, beyond the Kharkiv front, with long-range missiles,
Whenever it is a task Self Defense. However, this news does not signal a change in White House policy.For months, the Kremlin has been conducting offensive operations against Ukrainian sites from its territory, so, given Kiev’s inability to order maneuvers beyond its border, The enemy had a certain “safe zone”. That is why the Pentagon acknowledged that “Russia is attacking or is about to attack Ukraine from its territory.” It is only fair to allow Ukraine to respond to forces attacking it from across the border.,
General Pat Ryder said, in that sense, “Seeing that these forces conduct these types of operations from the other side of the border, we have explained that Ukraine has and has the right to retaliate in its defense.” Another Pentagon spokesman, Charlie Dietz, defended, saying, “It’s not about geography, it’s about common sense.”
He also said that Ukrainian troops “could use it.” Air defense system Supplied by the United States to shoot down Russian aircraft if they are about to fire at targets in Ukrainian airspace or even if such aircraft fly within Russian space.
With this announcement, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to defend Ukraine, which has been under siege by Russian maneuvers since February 2022.
In an effort to continue to strengthen the Kiev army, Washington also said a day earlier that it had decided To prioritize shipments to Ukraine and expedite supplies, deliveries of Patriot and NASAM missiles to other countries should be halted,
“Many of our allies and partners have also taken historic steps but clearly more was needed and is still needed. The government has taken difficult but necessary decisions Change the priorities of the short-term plan “Deliveries of military sales to other countries would have to go to Ukraine instead,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
The Ukrainian army “desperately needs additional air defense capabilities,” he stressed, following the words of Zelensky, who said that these allow Protect “cities and citizens”
Which is one of the Kremlin’s main objectives.Thanks to this, he added, these systems – it is estimated that hundreds of them – will reach their destinations “in the coming weeks”. before the summer is overCertainly”, when Moscow could step up its attacks ahead of winter.
For his part, Zelenskyy said he was “very grateful to the president and the United States for prioritizing Ukraine in providing the air defense necessary to defeat Russian attacks.”
(With information from AP)
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