Ukraine has insisted in recent months that the United States of America (US) allow the country to use long-range weapons for attacks inside Russia. This Sunday, according to the North American press, US President Joe Biden gave the green light that kyiv was waiting for and will allow for Ukrainian troops to use ATACMS missileswhich can reach targets in Russian territory at about 300 kilometers.

At the risk of aggravating the situation, the American Head of State opposed kyiv attacking Russian targets at long range for months. Two months before the end of the mandate, Joe Biden changed his mind and supported the Ukrainian war effortThis at a time when President-elect Donald Trump has already promised to end the conflict within 24 hours, suggesting that he could end the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian territory.

According to the New York Times, long-range missiles should be used to attack the Kursk regionin Russia, partially occupied by Ukraine since August 2024. In this way, the United States reacts to the sending of North Korean troops to Russian territory, and Pyongyang’s army is expected to join Moscow’s offensive, which brings together 50,000 men. in the coming weeks.

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American leaders believe, however, that strikes on long-range targets inside Russia will not dramatically change the dynamics on the battlefield. Joe Biden’s permit will be more targeted send a message to North Koreaso that the country no longer sends men to Russian territory.

According to Reuters, Ukraine plans to attack Russian targets in the coming weeks with ATACMS. However, the Ukrainian president has not officially confirmed the information. In his daily speech, Volodymyr Zelensky simply said that “attacks are not carried out with words”: “These things are not announced. The missiles will speak for themselves. They certainly will.”

“The plan to strengthen Ukraine is the victory plan that I presented to partners. “One of the key points is the long-range capabilities of our armed forces,” said the Ukrainian Head of State, noting that there has been “a lot of talk in the media” about the possibility of Ukraine “receiving permission” to carry out carry out these offensive actions against Russia.

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Russian politicians echo Putin and leave several threats

Several Russian politicians were outraged by the American president’s decision, since it could endanger the offensive they are carrying out at various points on the front line, particularly in Kursk. They echoed the statements of the Russian leaderVladimir Putin, who, on September 13, stated that if the West agreed to authorize attacks on Russian territory with its long-range missiles, this would mean that NATO countries, the United States and Europe “would be at war with Russia.”

The former Russian presidential candidate and leader of the State Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Lower House (Duma), Leonid Slutsky, was the first Russian voice to speak out on the green light given by Joe Biden for Ukraine to attack long-range targets in its inside. Russia. “Biden apparently decided to end his presidential term and go down in history as ‘Bloody Joe’ [Joe Sangrento]”, he shot, adding that, if the information published in North American newspapers is true, this would mean “direct participation of the United States in the Ukrainian conflict.”

Faced with this scenario, Leonid Slutsky stated that there will be a “tougher response” from Russia, based on the “threats that will be created” for the country. “The Biden administration cannot help but understand that it leaves to Trump’s team the problem of resolving not only the Ukrainian conflict, but also a more serious problem: preventing a global conflict,” stressed Vladimir Putin’s ally.

On Telegram, Andrey Klishas, ​​a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, also warned that the West had decided to escalate the conflict and that Russia could end the “Ukrainian state”, which could remain “In ruins this morning.” For his part, Vladimir Dzhabarov, vice president of the International Affairs Committee, quoted by Reuters, stated that Moscow will react soon. The American decision was a “a big step towards the third world war.”