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Russian terror begins at weapons depots, airfields, and military bases inside the Russian Federation. Permission to strike deep into Russia will speed up the solution.”
Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak emphasized the need for broader strike permissions, stating We need to boost our air defense and long-range capabilities to protect our people,
Zelenskyy wrote on social media Secretary Blinken, President Biden — STOP IT! Stop this reckless escalation. I say this not as a political partisan, but simply as a citizen of the world,
The Russians are wearing down the Ukrainians' ability to put well trained, well equipped forces into battle, and getting air-launched cruise missiles won't change that,
added Beebe, director of the grand strategy program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft There is little reason to believe that the provision of these air-launched cruise missiles will significantly increase Ukraine's chances of winning the war,
The decision has been made, the carte blanche and all indulgences have been given (to Kyiv), so we are ready for everything,
the RIA news agency quoted Ryabkov as saying Strong decisions are needed. Terror can be stopped by destroying the military facilities where it originates."
Andriy Yermak, head of Zelenskiy's office, said on the Telegram messaging app on Saturday Loud threats of Putin's regime testify only to his fear that terror may come to an end."
Ukraine's Yermak, in turn, said of Russian President Vladimir Putin We'll obviously pick up again in UNGA in just a few days time with a wider group of individuals,
the UK Prime Minister said This is not rhetoric that we haven't heard from him before,
Nuclear testing would be new. I would not exclude that, and it would be in line with Russia shattering a number of international security arrangements that it has signed up to over the decades during the last couple of years,
This would be a dramatic escalation of the conflict,
The moment of truth has come for the West, whether it desires a full-scale war with Russia."
Sergei Mironov, the leader of a pro-Kremlin political party, said in a press statement on Friday You shouldn’t forget about this and think about the consequences,
Allowing Ukraine to use Western weaponry, assisted with Western satellite images (and) Western military advisers is something that very closely encroaches on vital Russian interests,
I find that relationship between what the Pentagon is advising the president based on intelligence versus the international pressure to be the really interesting part of the story,
Seth Krummich, a retired Army colonel and vice president at international security firm Global Guardian, told Fox News Digital 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 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 What the U.K. and U.S. agree with each other is not for me to judge. It’s up to those who supplied these weapons to decide. International law allows that,
Pistorius said Friday afternoon That is a line that I — as chancellor — do not want to cross,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said earlier this year regarding providing Ukraine with Taurus missiles