Ukraine: Kiev is equipped with large -scale weapons – Moscow reacts
« There is no longer any restriction on the range of weapons » that will be delivered to Ukraine, said the German Chancellor. Friedrich Mertz announced that this was decided by Germany, Britain, France and the US after the last barrage of Russian attacks in Ukraine with drones.
During Sunday night to Monday, 355 unmanned aircraft were launched from Russia to Ukraine, a record number since the collision. « The enemy launched a combined attack on Ukraine using 364 air attack missiles, » according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The army claimed to have rejected nine rockets and 233 drones.
Blows on Russian territory with European weapons are no longer a ‘red line’
Also that 55 drones were intercepted by air defense or fell without causing damage, he added. Five sites were hit by Russian missiles and ten others from debris from cracking drones.
‘Ukraine can hit goals in Russia’
Speaking on German Public Television (WDR), Chancellor Friedrich Mertz said that this decision means that « Ukraine will now be able to defend, for example, attacking military positions in Russia (…) which has not done some time ago, with few exceptions. He can do it now. «
By the Russian attack on Ukraine on Sunday night
This position is changing the tactics of the European allies of Ukraine. The US, under Joe Biden, and Britain had already given this kind to Kiev. However, provided that they could only be used in Kursk because of North Korea’s involvement. The delivery of long -range weapons and rockets, who could hit goals deep in Russian territory, has been a « red line » so far. And Moscow is warning that, if that were the case, it would mean the Western countries’ immediate involvement in the War in Ukraine.
Along with this development, the Finland Foreign Ministry called on the Russian ambassador for explanations. She claimed that there was a breach of her airspace by two Russian military aircraft on Friday.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Press Spokesman
Moscow: « Probably a dangerous decision »
The Kremlin, reacting to the decision of the Western allies of Kiev, described it as « quite dangerous ». « If these decisions actually took place, they are completely opposed to our ambitions to come up with political settlement » in Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov said. « And therefore this is a rather dangerous decision, » the Russian presidency spokesman added in a video broadcast by Russian media.
Vladimir Putin had warned in November, saying that Ukraine « cannot attack western modern large -scale systems without using information data from European Union or US satellites ».
He also said that only NATO staff can use these systems. « This will mean that the United States and European countries are fighting war in Russia. » And in this case, Moscow « will make the same decisions » to face the new threat.
