Kremlin says US-made weapons have already been used in attempted attacks on Russia

Earlier, an official from the administration of US President Joe Biden confirmed that the White House had authorized kyiv to use American weapons for the war against batteries and to strike targets in the part of Russia bordering the Ukrainian region of Kharkov, where Russian troops have recently made significant progress. weeks. Media reports claimed that Biden's authorization came with the condition that kyiv would not use ATACMS missiles.

Asked to comment on Biden's decision, Peskov said the Kremlin “knows nothing about this particular decision” but claimed that “attempts are already being made to strike Russian territory with American-made weapons” and that “this does more than eloquently demonstrate the degree of involvement of the United States in this conflict.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky complained that while Biden's authorization would provide a “significant boost” to kyiv's ability to strike Russian targets across the border, it is not enough . Zelensky demanded bolder steps from Washington and requested permission to also use ATACMS missiles against targets deep inside Russia.

NATO members Norway and Finland on Friday became the latest nations to allow kyiv to use Western-supplied weapons to carry out long-range attacks against Russia. Other countries that have openly supported Ukrainian attacks deep into Russian territory include the United Kingdom, France, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Germany.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also urged member states to allow Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons against Russia. He told The Economist last week that the issue had become critical as Russian forces continued to gain ground in the Kharkov region.

“Denying Ukraine the ability to use these weapons against legitimate military targets on Russian territory makes it very difficult for it to defend itself,” Stoltenberg argued.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was already aware of the use of Western weapons against “various targets outside the combat zone” and was acting in accordance with the fact that American and Western weapons are used against Russian civilian infrastructure and residential areas. .

President Vladimir Putin pointed out that kyiv had already struck Russia's Belgorod region and ignored Moscow's warnings that it should create a security zone along the border to prevent further attacks. He warned that any further escalation of the conflict would have “serious consequences”.