“Hotheads pour oil on the fire”
Kremlin warns US against allowing attacks on Russia
May 23, 2024, 9:30 p.m
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Ukraine is allowed to defend itself against Russia with American weapons, according to US Secretary of State Blinken. According to a report, he also believes attacks on Russian territory are possible. Kremlin spokesman Peskov reacted promptly and warned of the consequences. This is an “absolutely dangerous” position.
Moscow has warned the US not to allow Ukraine to attack Russian territory with American weapons. “This attitude is absolutely irresponsible, the position is absolutely dangerous with its consequences,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television. He commented on a report in the US newspaper “New York Times” according to which American Secretary of State Antony Blinken advocates such strikes against Russian territory and wants to persuade President Joe Biden to lift the restrictions.
In Washington, but also in some European capitals, escalation is constantly being provoked, said Peskov. There are “hotheads” in the USA who see it as their job to pour more oil on the fire. “It is now obvious to all experts that no weapons are capable of turning the tide in the zone of the military special operation,” said the confidant of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin. Rather, the arms deliveries are prolonging the war for the Ukrainians.
The US State Department would neither confirm nor deny the New York Times report. “We have made it clear that we neither encourage nor enable attacks inside Russia, which has long been our policy,” a spokesman said when asked. At the same time, Ukraine had “in fact successfully defended itself against threatened air attacks.” Ukraine will continue to receive support to strengthen its air defenses so that it can protect its population from Russian attacks.
US Secretary of State Blinken said during his visit to Kyiv last week that the US was committed to helping Ukraine win the war. The country had demonstrated this through its extraordinary support. “We have not supported or enabled attacks outside Ukraine, but ultimately Ukraine itself must decide how it wants to fight this war, a war it is fighting in defense of its freedom, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is demanding that the USA and other Western allies be allowed to use the weapons supplied to strike against Russia. So far, the country has mainly used weapons from its own production.