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We hope that when that time comes, there is more leverage on the Ukrainian side than on the Russian side,
Russia has likely used the RS-26 as a way to try and intimidate Ukraine's supporters by raising tensions over the employment of a nuclear capable ballistic missile, one capable of hitting European capitals,
The RS-26 is designed to carry nuclear warheads, but evidently it did not do so in this attack,
said William Freer, research fellow at the U.K.-based Council on Geostrategy think tank It's a step up in terms of the delivery vehicle,
Townsend said, responding to a Newsweek question during a panel at the Royal United Services Institute, a U.K.-based think tank There are a lot of things that Putin is doing right now to express displeasure over ATACMS,
Townsend said, but also to set the tone for the incoming Trump administration When the United States began providing such weapons to Kyiv in 2023, the dynamics of the war could have been changed drastically, but your administration exerted its influence over the conflict to limit the rules of engagement and the use of ATACMS,
Since your recent actions seem to be pushing the world closer to the brink of nuclear war, I hereby request a classified briefing prior to Monday, November 25, 2024, regarding full details of your administration’s agreement on Ukraine’s stipulated rules of engagement with regard to the long-range ATACMS,
If this desperate move by your administration represents an attempt by deep-state operatives to hamstring the incoming Trump presidency, it’s a dangerous miscalculation,
I write to challenge your administration’s decision to authorize Ukraine’s use of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to strike inside Russia,
Americans do not want World War III,
For our enemies to be deterred they must know we intend to have no holes in our capabilities, or at least we will soon be upgrading them
Writing in The Telegraph, he said We have seen over recent weeks a significant change in the [Russian] action and the rhetoric on Ukraine
This is, of course, a signal that they want to escalate. We will be taking this as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia. And we will react accordingly,
Russia also issued a warning to Ukraine regarding its use of ATACMS, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ... Al Jazeera reported On his way out of office, Joe Biden is dangerously trying to start WWIII by authorizing Ukraine the use of U.S. long range missiles into Russia. The American people gave a mandate on Nov 5th against these exact America last decisions and do NOT want to fund or fight foreign wars. We want to fix our own problems. Enough of this, it must stop."
On X, formerly Twitter, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and [Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov have been explicit—and correct [on the subject]. US/NATO satellite feeds and/or personnel are needed to fire these missiles; therefore, NATO has entered the war. So, Russia has every right under international law to attack NATO targets now."
The DoD has no comment on remarks supposedly made by a private citizen to a Russian news outlet."
In response to a request for comment, the Pentagon said It's obvious that the outgoing administration in Washington intends to take steps in order to continue fueling the fire and provoking further escalation of tensions."
Russia also responded to news of Biden's authorization, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives. Gotta lock in those $Trillions. Life be damned!!! Imbeciles!"
Donald Trump Jr. also condemned Biden's decision, writing on X If such a decision was really formulated and announced to the Kyiv regime, then of course it's a qualitatively new spiral of tensions and a qualitatively new situation from the point of view of the U.S.'s engagement in the conflict."
