The American president on Sunday authorized kyiv to use long-range American missiles against Russia, according to the New York Times, citing government sources.
Volodymyr Zelensky cautiously welcomed this announcement, contenting himself with noting that these weapons “will speak for themselves”.
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Ukraine was the target of massive and deadly attacks this weekend, particularly against its energy infrastructure, after which the United States gave it the green light to use against Russia long-range missiles supplied by them.
“We will stand together” Ukrainians “as long as necessary”for her part promised the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, after the strikes during the night from Saturday to Sunday, described as“unacceptable” by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, which left ten people dead and around twenty injured.
On Sunday evening, eight people, including two children, died and at least ten others were injured in a new bombing, this time on a residential area in Sumy, a city in northeastern Ukraine, announced the Interior Minister Igor Klymenko.
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“Criminals must be punished for killing innocent people”reacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In this context, Washington has given authorization to Ukraine to fire long-range missiles delivered by the United States into Russian territory, an American official told AFP on Sunday.
President Joe Biden would thus have acceded to a request repeatedly addressed in an urgent manner by kyiv, operating a major strategic turning point shortly before his departure from the White House and the return of Donald Trump, very critical of his country’s aid to Ukraine.
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Volodymyr Zelensky has in fact been demanding for months permission to use British Storm Shadows and American ATACMS to reach targets further inside Russian territory. But he greeted Sunday’s news with caution.
“But strikes are not carried out using words. Things like that are not announced”a repris Volodymyr Zelensky. “The missiles will speak for themselves”. This announcement occurs shortly before the departure of Joe Biden from the White House, and the return of Republican Donald Trump, very critical of American aid to Ukraine.
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