Biden and Zelensky will discuss attacks on Russian territory
According to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, the US President has not changed policy on this topic.
US President Joe Biden plans to discuss the possibility of US military strikes deep into Russian territory when he meets his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky, at the White House on September 26, according to US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
“The president has been consistent that our policy is that long-range strike capabilities provided by the United States are not used to strike targets in Russia,” Kirby said at a briefing for international journalists. “He has not changed his policy on that. He remains committed. That is the guidance that we have provided to Ukraine. We understand that they have requested that change. I am sure that this issue will be addressed. But he has not changed his position that the use of American weapons, long-range weapons, to strike targets in Russia is prohibited.”
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on September 12 that Ukraine could not carry out attacks inside Russian territory without Western support because it needed satellite intelligence and flight path input to do so.
According to Mr. Putin, the current debate among NATO countries is not only about Kiev's ability to use long-range weapons from the West, but also about whether they are actually making a decision to directly participate in the Ukrainian conflict. President Putin said that Moscow will respond to threats to Russia.
