Canberra: US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the green light to use US-made long-range missiles. Ukraine then launched missiles at Russia. Ukraine is believed to be doing this because it will help it repel Russian forces trying to retake Russian territory. Ukraine may also appear powerful here before Donald Trump occupies the White House as President of the United States. However, it is difficult to say where the war between Russia and Ukraine will go in the future.
Ukraine can penetrate deep into Russia
The missiles that Joe Biden’s administration has allowed Ukraine to use have a range of about 300 kilometers. Previously, the United States had told Ukraine they could only be used against Russian forces on Ukrainian soil. This is a huge frustration for Ukraine, especially since it cannot use them to attack targets in Russia, which are regularly subject to missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities. Now Ukraine has the capability to attack the Russian interior in a war.
Vladimir Zelensky in a war zone
Is North Korea the reason?
Specific details of the U.S. policy change have not been made public. Permission to attack Russian territory initially only applies to attacks on Russian forces massed in the Kursk region, The New York Times reported. Russia hopes to regain more than 500 square kilometers of territory occupied by Ukraine. Western agencies believe that there are thousands of North Korean soldiers among the 50,000 troops on the Russian side. North Korea’s involvement may be the main reason for lifting ATACMS restrictions.
President Putin made clear his position
It is also worth noting that the presence of North Korean troops on the Russian side could justify the U.S. decision and dispel concerns that Russia would see the move as escalating tensions. There is also news that due to the vigilance of the United States, the possibility of a direct conflict between Russia and NATO has been avoided for now. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that allowing Western weapons to attack Russia would be equivalent to NATO’s “direct participation” in the war. The Kremlin this week reacted predictably to the U.S. announcement, saying it would “add fuel to the fire.”
Vladimir Putin
Weapons can also be obtained from here
As the United States imposes sanctions on the use of ATACMS, the United Kingdom and France have imposed similar restrictions on the use of Ukraine’s Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles, which have a range of 250 kilometers. It appears that following this move by the United States, the United Kingdom and France will take similar steps to ease these restrictions. Ukraine’s arsenal may also come from Germany, with the German Greens, Social Democrats and opposition Christian Democrats supporting the supply of Taurus cruise missiles with a range of 500 kilometers. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far shelved the plan.
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Officials in Washington have recently claimed that the use of anti-tank missiles will be limited now that Russia has moved most of its main weapons, particularly jet fighters, out of range. However, some military analysts believe that there are still many military targets within range, perhaps hundreds in number. These include command and communications posts, logistics centers, weapons depots, missile units and helicopter detachments. (dialogue)
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