A turning point in the conflict in Ukraine? This Sunday, November 17, an American official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Washington had given kyiv “the green light for the use of long-range missiles” provided by the United States.
American President Joe Biden thus accedes to a long-standing request from kyiv, shortly before his departure from the White House and the return of Donald Trump, who promised to negotiate with Russia an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
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This authorization comes in a context also marked by difficulties on the front for the Ukrainian army. In addition, this Sunday, the Ukrainian energy network faced one of the most significant Russian attacks in recent months: strikes that left 10 dead and around twenty injured across the country, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
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A red line crossed according to Moscow
Last September, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared, regarding a possible authorization for kyiv to use long-range Western weapons on Russian territory: “If this decision is taken, it would mean nothing less than direct involvement of NATO countries in the war in Ukraine. This would change the very nature of the conflict. This would mean that NATO countries are at war with Russia. » The master of the Kremlin hammered home the following month: “(Westerners) haven’t told me anything about this, I hope they heard me, because of course we will also have to make some decisions. »
