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Efforts are ongoing by the U.S. and European governments to distance themselves from involvement in this conflict,
This can be assumed with a high degree of probability,
Peskov told Russian media At the moment, the media is simply conducting such an information campaign to formalize the decision that has already been made,
Each new step increases the degree of this involvement,
Peskov said when asked if lifting restrictions on long-range strikes against Russia could lead to a wider conflict with the West We hope that long-range equipment for strikes on the territory of our enemy will be reached and we will have it
Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal told Lammy today It's hugely important that we're travelling together to hear from our Ukrainian counterparts and President Zelensky their assessment of the situation on the ground and their needs on the ground
Asked whether Ukraine would be given permission to use UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles in Russia, Mr Lammy said on Tuesday Russia has been forced to spend over eight billion dollars (£6 billion) amassing this shadow fleet
Russia's use of weapons from its terrorist allies to strike at Ukraine continues their genocidal war and terrorism on our territory
Referring to the missiles from Iran, he added To all these actions, the SMO (special military operation) is the response,
said Peskov, using the Kremlin's preferred term for the Ukraine conflict The very fact of the SVO ('special military operation' is how the Russian propaganda calls the war against Ukraine – ed.) is a response to possible strikes deep into Russia,
I think it’s a critical moment for Ukraine in the midst of what is an intense fall fighting season with Russia continuing to escalate its aggression,
We never rule out. But when we rule in, we want to make sure it's done in such a way that it can advance what the Ukrainians are trying to achieve,
In response to the supply of ballistic missiles to Russia, Ukraine must be allowed to destroy warehouses storing these missiles with Western weapons in order to avoid terror."
In a post on Telegram, he wrote It would, however, be quite wrong to comment on the detail of operational issues in a forum such as this, because the only person who could benefit is Putin, and we will do nothing to give him any advantage in his illegal invasion,
Easing the restrictions on Western weapons will not cause Moscow to escalate. We know this because Ukraine is already striking territory Russia considers its own—including Crimea and Kursk—with these weapons and Moscow’s response remains unchanged,
It’s far more cost-effective to destroy the archer rather than the arrow. We urge you to listen to your partners in Kyiv this week and allow Ukraine to strike all legitimate targets in Russia with the weapons the US and UK have provided. Let Ukraine defend itself,
the signatories of the letter concluded But [Western countries] have made this aid less impactful by arbitrarily limiting how Kyiv can use it. We must act with alacrity. A change in policy cannot come soon enough. This winter will be the worst yet as Ukrainians attempt to keep their country running despite Moscow’s intensified bombings to destroy the Ukrainian energy grid and freeze them in their homes,
Has the time come to allow Ukraine the freedom to use the long-range missiles you're supplying them to hit targets deep in Russia, and if not, why not?"
Blinken was asked at the press briefing I think you've seen, again, from day one, that we've continuously adjusted and adapted based on battlefield conditions, based on what Russia was doing in a given place, by given means,
So all I can tell you is we'll be listening intently to our Ukrainian partners. We'll both be reporting back to the prime minister [Keir Starmer], to President Biden, in the coming days, and I fully anticipate this is something they will take up when they meet on Friday,