Russia promises “appropriate” response if kyiv uses US missiles against its territory

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Russia promised, Monday, November 18, a response “appropriate”which “would make one feel”in the event of Ukraine firing American long-range missiles against its territory. kyiv received the green light from the United States on this subject on Sunday. “The use by kyiv 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 essence and very nature of the conflict”declared the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova.

Joe Biden calls on G20 countries to support kyiv. The American president called on the G20 countries on Monday to support Ukraine, the day after the green light given by the United States to kyiv for the use of their long-range missiles against Russia. “The United States strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Everyone around this table, in my opinion, should do the same”declared Joe Biden, during the first plenary session of the summit of the main world economies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Volodymyr Zelensky on a visit to the front. The Ukrainian president announced on Monday having visited his troops defending Pokrovsk, a strategic and highly coveted city in Donbass, targeted by a Russian offensive for several months. “It is thanks to the strength of these soldiers that the East is not completely occupied by Russiahe commented in the description of a video posted on Telegram. Volodymyr Zelensky then reported going to Kupiansk, another hot spot on the front in northeastern Ukraine.

At least ten people killed in strike on port city of Odessa. “According to initial information, the Russian attack left eight dead and 18 injured. A child is among the injured. Four people are in serious condition”the regional governor, Oleg Kiper, initially reported on his Telegram account. A new report now shows ten dead and more than forty injured. “The enemy insidiously sent its missile towards a residential area, a zone of commercial activity”says the mayor of this city in the south of the country, Gennadiï Trukhanov.

Joe Biden is “throwing fuel on the fire”, according to the Kremlin. Moscow denounces the green light from the White House, which authorized Ukraine on Sunday to strike Russia with long-range missiles supplied by Washington. This major strategic change comes a few weeks before Donald Trump’s return to power. For its part, China is launching a call for“appeasement”.