The White House hopes to reset relations with Moscow in the future, and most Russian aircraft have been removed from the range of long-range missiles.
The United States has several reasons why it does not give Ukraine permission to strike with its long-range weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation. One of them is the hope to reset relations with Moscow in the future. Politico reported this on Friday, August 23, citing its own sources.
According to the White House and the Pentagon, Ukraine has a chance to win even without it, the source said.
Also, one of the representatives of the White House said that the use of Western long-range missiles against Russia may not be as effective as advertised. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have a limited supply of such missiles, and those they have may not be able to reach critical Russian targets that have been removed from their range.
“90 percent of aircraft launching glide bombs from Russian airspace toward Ukrainian civilian infrastructure have already exceeded the range of those missiles,” a senior US administration official told the publication.
When asked by the Ukrainians, the White House responded that eventually the United States would like to reset relations with Moscow, and that removing restrictions on long-term strikes could undermine those efforts.
Some in the top echelons of Biden’s national security apparatus believe that Kyiv may launch a public campaign to prevent any potentially significant loss of ground in Ukraine in the coming months, according to a person familiar with the internal affairs. talks between Washington and Kyiv.
Ukrainians say they want more freedom of action and remain optimistic they will get it.
“There are now some signs that Biden may want to do something big in Ukraine — maybe lift some restrictions before the election, now that he’s not running,” the publication quoted a senior Ukrainian adviser as saying. that says.
Let’s recall that the United States did not respond to Britain’s request for more than a month with a proposal to allow Ukrainian soldiers to use Storm Shadow missiles on Russian territory. Because the missiles contain American components, the Biden administration must agree to their use.
Earlier, the Pentagon explained the ban on deep strikes in the Russian Federation by the fact that Russia may respond to crossing “red lines” in the future.
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