Ukraine strikes on Russia with US provided missiles
18/11/2024 6:10
Washington's decision to let
Kyiv strike deep into Russia with long-range U.S. missiles
escalates the conflict in Ukraine and could lead to World War
Three, senior Russian lawmakers said on Sunday.
Two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the
decision revealed the significant reversal of Washington's
policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict earlier on Sunday.
"The West has decided on such a level of escalation that
it could end with the Ukrainian statehood in complete ruins by
morning," Andrei Klishas, a senior member of the Federation
Council, Russia's upper chamber of parliament, said on the
Telegram messaging app.
Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy head of the Russian
upper house's international affairs committee, said that
Moscow's response will be immediate.
"This is a very big step towards the start of World War
Three," the TASS state news agency quoted Dzhabarov as saying.
President Vladimir Putin said in September that the West
would be fighting Russia directly if it allowed Ukraine to
strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles,
a move he said would alter the nature and scope of the conflict.
Russia would be forced to take what Putin called
"appropriate decisions" based on the new threats.
Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the State Duma lower house's
foreign affairs committee, said that U.S. authorisation of
strikes by Kyiv on Russia with U.S. ATACMS tactical missiles
would lead to the toughest response, Russian news agencies
reported.
"Strikes with U.S. missiles deep into Russian regions
will inevitably entail a serious escalation, which threatens to
lead to much more serious consequences," TASS news agency quoted
Slutsky as saying.
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