The move risks bringing a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO closer, the Kremlin says.
to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with American-supplied longer-range missiles adds "fuel to the fire" of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher.
US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use US-supplied Tactical Missile System against targets deep in Russia. The decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia comes in the waning days of Biden's presidency, before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office. Trump has said he would bring about a swift end to the war, which many fear could force unpalatable concessions from Kyiv.Russian President Vladimir Putin in September warned letting Ukraine strike targets deep in Russia would raise the stakes in the war.
The longer-range missiles are likely to be used in response to North Korea's decision to send troops to support Kremlin forces, according to one of the people familiar with the development. Pyongyang's troops are apparently being deployed to help the Russian army drive Ukrainian forces out of Russia's Kursk border region, where they launched an incursion in August.
It hopes the weapons would help blunt Russia's air power and weaken the supply lines it needs to launch daily strikes against Ukraine and to sustain its military ground offensive into Ukraine.
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