US ATACMS missiles challenge Russian red line

We have made clear that we will always adapt and adjust the capabilities that we provide to Ukraine when it's appropriate to do so. And you have seen us back that up with steps that we have taken over the several years."

Quote from Matthew Miller

Péter Szijjártóhungarian Foreign Minister

Then there is the demand of Ukrainians and the permissive opinion of some NATO member countries regarding the invitation of Ukraine to NATO,

Szijjártó said

One has the feeling that the pro-war political elites on both sides of the ocean are launching one last desperate, scalding attack on the new realities and the will of the people,

he said

Providing ATACMS is a costly but necessary step to ensure Ukraine can effectively counter Russian aggression,

said George Barros, a defense analyst at the Institute for the Study of War

ATACMS will significantly enhance Ukraine's ability to disrupt Russian operations deep behind the front lines,

Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Ukraine's former defense minister, told The Financial Times

Vladimir Dzhabarovloyalist

This is a very big step toward the beginning of the third world war,

said Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy chairman of the Russian upper house’s international affairs committee on Sunday, ... adding that

Dmitry Peskovspokesperson

If such a decision was really formulated and brought to the attention of the Kyiv regime, then, of course, this is a qualitatively new round of tension and a qualitatively new situation in terms of the involvement of the United States in this conflict,

spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian media

Even without the North Koreans, Russia has more people on the front line,

the top official also said

Gitanas Nausėdalithuanian President

The day has come! Ukraine can now target military sites in Russia using long-range missiles. This is a decisive moment in Ukraine's fight against the aggressor Russia,

Nausėda said

Joe Bidenpresident

We’re trying to avoid World War III,

President Joe Biden has said

Such things are not announced. The rockets will speak for themselves.”

On Sunday, he suggested

This is a very important decision for us,

Serhii Kuzan, ... Chairman of the Kyiv-based think tank, the Ukrainian Security and Co-operation Centre, told the BBC

Vladimir Putinpresident

Therefore, we are not talking about allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not. We are talking about making a decision about whether NATO countries are directly involved in the military conflict or not,

Mr Putin said