Which countries allow Ukraine to use their weapons on Russian soil?

Military targets on Russian territory may soon be targets of Western weapons systems, as every day more and more countries express their willingness to allow Ukraine to use their weapons against military targets in Russia.

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Ukraine's message that it must be given the authority to use donated weapons to attack military targets in Russia finally appears to be getting through. Initially, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, the Baltics, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and Canada indicated that they did not object to the use of their weapons against Russian territory.

According to a source interviewed by Politico, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has now changed his position and supports the idea of ​​allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons for strikes on Russian territory, under certain conditions.

As late as May 28, Scholz said he saw no reason to remove limits on Ukraine's use of Western weapons, saying its policy toward the war “prevented it to degenerate into a very big war.

A person close to the German government's position also said that Scholz now favored allowing the use of Western weapons against targets in Russia, without going into detail.

“I find it strange,” Scholz told reporters Tuesday, “when some people discuss and say that they [the Ukrainians] are not allowed to defend themselves and take appropriate action.

He then added that Ukraine could defend itself “within the framework of international law”, while French President Emmanuel Macron said kyiv could “neutralize” all Russian targets from which missiles are launched.

Ukraine also sent a request to the United States asking it to lift limits on the use of its weapons against Russia. Western media reports that President Joe Biden is increasingly likely to agree to this request in response to China's supply of advanced technologies to Russia.

In a carefully crafted statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened the door to the possibility on Wednesday that the current US policy that its weapons should not be used on Russian territory could be “adjusted” to the future.

Speaking to reporters in Moldova before joining other foreign ministers in Prague for a NATO meeting, he said: “As conditions have changed, as the battlefield has changed, as the The way Russia pursues its aggression has changed. [and] climbing, we adapted and adjusted.

Asked whether he supported change, Blinken was quoted by AFP as saying: “At every step of the process, we have adapted and adjusted as necessary.” And that's exactly what we will do in the future.

In the statement adopted by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly at the end of the spring session in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 27, there was a call for lifting restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons. It was stated that Ukraine's right to self-defense includes the right to strike at legitimate targets outside its country.

France, the Netherlands, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom supported the decision. Italy initially opposed the resolution but ultimately supported the document. Hungary and one of the Alternative for Germany MPs abstained.

“Ukraine can only defend itself if it is able to attack Russian supply lines and bases. It is time to recognize this reality and allow Ukraine to do what it must do. NATO will be significantly weakened and lose its credibility if we continue to offer half-measures,” said Polish Assembly President Michał Szczerba.