PNN – Referring to the US green light for Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia, “Newsweek” described it as an indication of the obvious involvement of the United States in the war between Ukraine and Russia, and reported increasing concerns about the start of World War III.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from this American media, the decision of the President of the United States Joe Biden on November 17, 2024 to authorize the use of Washington’s long-range ATACMS by Ukraine to attack the depth of Russian soil resulted in many reactions.
Newsweek added: Moscow has deployed nearly 50,000 troops in the Kursk region (the focal point of Russia’s efforts to recover lost lands) in the south of this country. Meanwhile, thousands of North Korean soldiers joined the Russian forces in Kursk.
According to this report, Donald Trump Jr., the son of US President-elect Donald Trump, criticized the decision and said that this approach could lead to a major conflict before his father takes office in January.
He said: It seems that the military industrial complex of the current US government wants to start World War III before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives.
On the other hand, some European leaders have supported this decision. Josep Burrell, the head of foreign policy and security of the European Union, welcomed this action and emphasized Ukraine’s right to defend itself.
Newsweek further examined the opinion of some experts and political experts in this regard.
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According to this report, Michael C. Dash, professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek in this regard: Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range American weapons, which can attack targets deep inside Russia, is dangerous, as the use of long-range attack systems such as ATACMS may lead to direct US and NATO intervention in the first instance.
According to this political affairs analyst, he described and emphasized the controversial decision of the current American government, which led to the escalation of a bloody and dangerous war in the region, which “should never have happened”: In any case, the West is playing with fire. The pessimistic view of this American expert on this issue is that Trump’s hands are tied to create peace in Ukraine after Ukraine’s possible attacks against Russia with these weapons.
Robert Romanchuk, researcher of (Ukrainian Studies Fund Research Fellow, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute) stated in this regard: A fact that perhaps Americans and, surprisingly, many Europeans have not realized is that World War III started a long time ago. He presented China’s support for Russian industries and the sending of North Korean ammunition and missiles to this country on the one hand, and Western democracies’ financial and armed support to Ukraine for confrontation and militarization against Russia as proof of his claim in this regard.
Dr. Danny Blue, Director of Security and International Relations, Global Policy Horizon Research Institute, also stated in this regard: Ukraine’s ability to attack Russian territory actually has the potential to escalate the war with Russia.
On February 21, 2022, the President of Russia recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in the Donbas region, criticizing the West’s indifference to Moscow’s security concerns.
Three days later, on Thursday, February 24, Vladimir Putin launched a military operation that he called “special operations” against Ukraine, and thus the tense relations between Moscow and Kiev turned into a military confrontation.
The news of Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the ban on the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine has been published while Russia has repeatedly warned that any attack by Western weapons on its territory will be considered as a direct violation of NATO.
As soon as Biden announced the green light to the Ukrainian government, the French newspaper Figaro also wrote in a report: After US President Joe Biden issued permission for Ukraine to use American long-range weapons to attack military targets deep in Russian territory, Paris and London also gave permission for Kiev to use long-range weapons donated by France and England.