On the weekend high-ranking Russian officials made strong statements about US new policy that lets Ukraine hit deep inside Russia with American-made missiles (which changes everything in this east-european conflict)
Vladimir Dzhabarov‚ first deputy of international affairs committee made a direct statement: this move could start a world-scale war. His co-worker from Federation Council Andrei Klishas pointed out that westʼs choice might destroy Ukrainian state-system
Two months ago President Vladimir Putin shared his view on this topic:
If west allows Ukraine to hit Russian land with their missiles – they will be direct participants in this conflict
Head of lower house foreign affairs group Leonid Slutsky thinks that letting Kyiv use ATACMS missiles for deep strikes will make Russia respond in a tough way. This situation creates new risks that nobody wants to see
The US officials changed their mind about giving Ukraine permission to use long-range weapons – which means Kyiv can now hit targets far behind front-lines. This decision comes after many talks between two countries about military help