NATO has called for the lifting of restrictions on strikes against Russia for Ukraine

Ukraine must accept the right to strike with Western weapons across Russia. Scope restrictions should be removed. This was said on Friday, June 7, by the head of NATO’s military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, in an interview with The Washington Post.

He noted that lifting restrictions on strikes against Russia would help Ukraine effectively defend itself from Russian aggression.

The admiral emphasized that he supports a number of countries that give Kyiv permission to strike with their weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation.

“The law of armed conflict does not contain any restrictions regarding the scope. So from the point of view of the war, again, if the target is located in the depths of Russia, then it is necessary to strike this target. For example, the planes took off from an airport deep in Russia to launch missiles into Ukraine,” he explained.

He noted that the increase in the range of weapons in Ukraine has already complicated the logistical support of Russian forces.

“And if you push the Russians deeper into Russia, it will make their invasion more difficult,” he said.

He also drew attention to the fact that the West must prevent blackmail from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

“We have to be careful not to go back and forth to this idea that everything is a red line, that everything is an escalation. Putin has lied about almost everything,” he concluded.

As it became known, the first ten Ukrainian pilots completed basic flight, ground and language training on F-16 fighters in the UK. On May 23, Politico reported that the first group of Ukrainian pilots completed training at a military base in Arizona.