Italy announced last week that it will provide Ukraine with another air defense system to help Kyiv defend against Russian attacks, but, unlike other Western countries, did not give the country the approval to use its weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
U.S. President Joe Biden, who has crossed every red line that he put in place during his support for Ukraine, said last week that Kyiv is not allowed to use Western weapons to strike the Kremlin.
Ukraine, once among the top energy producers in Europe, has seen its production rate plummet amid its ongoing war with Russia.
Just as the Israelis are annihilating Gaza, Western leaders are setting up the Western world for the same.
The U.S. announced late Friday that it will provide Ukraine with another $255 million weapons transfer from American stockpiles that will restock HIMARS missile launchers and other weaponry already provided.
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the top Danish diplomat, said Thursday that Ukraine can use its soon-to-arrive F-16s to strike targets within Russia—a major escalation in the war given that these fighters are nuclear-capable.
Western countries are headed for a direct confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, which will lead to a “disaster” for the world of the likes humanity has not seen in modern times, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said.
Despite Ukraine using U.S. Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) strikes on Thursday that hit a Russian facility in Alushta in Crimea, Washington says it has not changed its policy on Ukraine using U.S.-provided missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia, the top State Department spokesman said.
Ukrainian forces used advanced U.S.-provided missiles to hit a Russian air defense force communications center in the latest escalatory action that has essentially been given the green light by the West.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to accept a ceasefire at current battlefield lines, but has the stamina and ability to fight in Ukraine for as long as it takes for the Kremlin to achieve its objectives, four Russian sources told Reuters last week.