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We need to have this long-range capability not only on the occupied territory of Ukraine, but also on Russian territory ... so that Russia is motivated to seek peace,
I don't believe there's any indication that Vladimir Putin has an interest in picking a fight with NATO,
he told Reuters, pointing to Russia's massive losses of men and armor in Ukraine You've heard this (debate) before,
said one U.S. official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity Russia started this conflict. Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Russia can end this conflict straight away”.
Keir Starmer was robust in his response, stating There is no change to our view on the provision of long range strike capabilities for Ukraine to use inside of Russia,
White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters This is not rhetoric that we haven't heard from him before,
I would not expect any major announcement in that regard,
from discussions between U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, Kirby said We shouldn’t think of any individual weapon system as a wonder weapon that will change the war radically,
A normal and standard Russian response to any development it dislikes is to intensify its terror attacks on Ukraine,
The US fear of escalation and reluctance to take steps to deter Russia, allows Russia and its coalition partners to escalate at will,
If you show Russia you are strong and determined, Russia will not escalate,
Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow also based in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, added It is important that Ukrainian arguments are heard. This includes the long-range weapons,
We have adjusted and adapted as needs changed, as the battlefield has changed, and I have no doubt that we’ll continue to do that,
The West has armed Ukraine piecemeal, only providing it with enough weapons to keep it going and not enough to help Ukraine liberate its territory,
But we don't seek any conflict with Russia — that's not our intention in the slightest,
Here we are now, two and a half years since the full-scale invasion [of Ukraine] and 10 years since the original invasion by Russia, and we have crossed multiple red lines. Ukraine is inside Russia and Russia is not able to do anything about it,
This is not a question of allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not. It is a question of deciding whether or not NATO countries are directly involved in a military conflict,
Putin told Russian state TV What I’ve seen and what I’ve been briefed on, it looks like that’s the message they’re going to give them, that they can use them cross-border,
There was a moment in the fall of 2022 when I think there was a genuine risk of potential use of tactical nuclear weapons,
These are component pieces of a very substantial effort on the part of China to help sustain, build and diversify various elements of the Russian war machine,
Politico cited him as saying