Zelenski: ‘Strikes are not made with words. Missiles will tell all’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that the missiles would “speak for themselves”, following reports that Washington had given Kiev permission to launch strikes deeper into Russia with US-made missiles.

Two American officials and a source familiar with the decision said earlier on Sunday that it was a significant reversal of Washington’s policy in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.

“Today, many in the media are saying that we have received permission to take appropriate actions. But strikes are not carried out with words. Such things are not announced. The missiles will speak for themselves,” he said in an evening address. anju.

Reuters reported that three well-informed sources said on Sunday that the administration of US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions that have so far prevented Ukraine from using US weapons for attacks deep into Russian territory.

The move by the United States, a little more than two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, came after months of demands by Volodymyr Zelensky to allow the Ukrainian military to use American weapons. me for long-range strikes on Russian territory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously warned that such a decision would mean that “NATO countries are at war with Russia.

Washington’s decision could encourage other allies to decide to take such a step, especially Great Britain, the France Presse agency estimates.

Poland immediately welcomed the US decision.

“To the entry of North Korean troops into the war and the massive Russian missile attack, President Biden responded in a language that Vladimir Putin understands,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Xu.

Washington’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with US long-range missiles could lead to World War III and will be quickly answered, Vladimir Dzcaronabarov, the first deputy head of the mid-range committee, said on Sunday. ;international affairs of the Russian upper house, according to the TASS news agency.