The Washington Post: America has set a permissible range for the use of weapons by Ukraine.
According to Tass, the Washington Post claimed in a report that the United States has set a limit for Ukraine’s use of the weapons it has given to the country, and as a result of this limit, Kiev is unable to target important Russian military airports.
The Washington Post, citing Ukrainian officials, claimed that the United States has limited the range of weapons provided to Ukraine to less than 100 kilometers from the border with Russia. Although American officials refused to specify the practical limit, they claim that Ukraine’s claim about a limit of less than 100 kilometers is not true.
This newspaper continued to write: In the meantime, important military airports that are not in the range of the Kiev army’s weapons due to this restriction are considered a great advantage for Russia.
Pentagon spokesman Charlie Dietz claimed that the United States has allowed Ukraine to use the weapons provided by Washington to shoot at Russian territory and in places where Russian forces are trying to advance and dominate the territory of Ukraine.
He added: “It is not a matter of geographic location or a specific radius, but if Russia is attacking or is about to attack Ukraine from its territory, Kiev is capable of reacting against the forces that are attacking from the border.”
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirmed on May 31 that US President Joe Biden has authorized the use of US weapons to attack Ukraine on Russian territory. According to him, they can use American weapons to attack areas of Russian territory near Kharkiv. Blinken also did not rule out the possibility of increasing the authorized range and range for Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 28 that target selection and flight missions for modern offensive systems are determined and carried out remotely or automatically, and do not require the presence of Ukrainian personnel, and this work is done by the suppliers of these systems. He further warned that Western countries should know that they are playing with fire. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy of the Russian Security Council, also emphasized shortly after that all the long-range weapons that the Westerners have given to Ukraine are directly controlled by NATO military personnel, and such actions will definitely be a justification for retaliatory attacks.