U.S. missile shipment to Ukraine draws Russia's stern warning
Someone is mocking our red lines. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States knows where they are. He commented this way on the possible delivery of American long-range missiles to Ukraine.
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In an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin, Lavrov said that the Americans have already crossed the threshold they set for themselves. They are being incited, and Zelensky, of course, sees this and takes advantage of it. Someone is mocking our red lines, which should not be mocked. They (the United States) know very well where those lines are.
The Kremlin fears an attack deep inside Russia
The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs also quoted a statement by White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby, who previously stated that increasing support for Ukraine should be approached cautiously to avoid triggering a third world war.
- They are convinced that no one will touch them. This destroys all the principles on which Soviet-American agreements on strategic stability are based, which were later reaffirmed and developed with the Russian Federation - stressed Lavrov. According to him, the American sense of mutual deterrence is beginning to fade, which is "dangerous."
JASSM missiles for Kyiv?
On September 3, Reuters, citing American officials, reported that "The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine long-range cruise missiles." The final decision on including the weapons in the aid package has not yet been made but is expected to be announced in the fall.
Ukraine is demanding its allies lift restrictions on the use of long-range missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory. Washington does not agree to this due to the risk of escalation. At the end of August, EU countries did not agree to lifting restrictions concerning attacks.
Ukraine is currently armed with US-supplied ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometres.
On August 21, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with Western weapons. According to him, this would strengthen Ukraine's self-defence. On August 30, he explained that lifting the ban does not mean the European Union entering the conflict.
