The United States followed a similar position not because of fear of escalation, but because of insufficient ATACMS reserves to supply Ukraine.
The United States does not allow Ukraine to use the long-range ATACMS missiles it supplies for attacks in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. CNN reports this with reference to US administration officials.
American officials noted that the United States follows this position not because of fear of increasing the risk of escalation, but because there are not enough ATACMS reserves to supply Ukraine. Therefore, Washington believes that it is better to use these weapons in the event of continued attacks on the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Some officials have also expressed concern that Ukraine has sent some of its experienced troops to the Kursk region.
“It cannot be discouraged from a military point of view, but Ukraine is attracting experienced troops to this operation, which at the same time cannot afford to lose their withdrawal from the front line is gives Russia an opportunity to take advantage and make a breakthrough,” – noted the interlocutor of the publication.
As reported by the media, Ukraine appealed to the United States with a request to allow the use of ATACMS ballistic missiles to attack military airfields on Russian territory.
We remind you that Canada allowed Ukraine to use the weapons it provided on the territory of the Russian Federation.
In the past, Germany has allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to use weapons “at their own discretion.” The German Ministry of Defense stated that the weapons transferred to the Ukrainian side became, in fact, Ukrainian and could be used by Ukraine as Kyiv deemed necessary and correct.
Source: korrespondent
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