“kyiv’s use of long-range missiles to attack our territory would mean the direct participation of the United States and its satellites […]as well as a radical change in the very essence and nature of the conflict,” declared the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova. “Russia’s response in such a case will be appropriate and will be felt. »
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday toured the Eastern Front, first visiting his troops in Pokrovsk, currently the main target of Russian attacks in Donbass.
Demanded by kyiv for months, Joe Biden’s decision on the missiles was confirmed on Sunday by an American official, just a few weeks before Donald Trump took office, considered less inclined to help kyiv. A senior Ukrainian presidential official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the Americans had only given kyiv their agreement to these missiles after Russia had received the reinforcement of thousands of soldiers. North Koreans. “This decision was necessary a year ago,” he lamented.
” Too late “
According to media reports, the American green light could also be limited to strikes against the Russian region of Kursk, partially controlled by the Ukrainian army and where North Korean troops would be deployed.
On the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers, forced to give up ground almost every day, were doubtful. The American announcement “probably comes too late,” one of them told AFP. Moscow, moreover, claimed on Monday the conquest of a new village, that of Novooleksiïvka, located approximately 15 kilometers south of this city. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose troops are advancing, has already warned that any discussion on a cessation of hostilities could only be based on “new territorial realities”.
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