“Western weapon strikes on Russia: pressure on Biden grows – NYT September 24, 00:02 Share: US President Joe Biden (Photo:REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein) US President Joe Biden will face a lot of pressure during the UN General Assembly in New York because of his reluctance to cancel restrictions on strikes by Ukraine against Russia with long-range Western weapons. This was reported by The New York Times on Monday, September 23. As the NYT writes, European leaders already”, — write on: ua.news
US President Joe Biden (Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
US President Joe Biden will be under a lot of pressure during the UN General Assembly in New York due to his reluctance to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s strikes against Russia with long-range Western weapons. This was reported by The New York Times on Monday, September 23.
As the NYT writes, European leaders already “are persistently asking” Biden to allow Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons to strike Russian military targets, in particular, air bases from where Russian planes attack Ukraine.
The new president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, in an interview with NYT “sharply” urged the Western allies “to allow Ukraine to fight without one hand tied behind its back” and to allow it to use weapons at its own discretion “as long as it is done in self-defense and within the framework of international rules.” He added that there should be no restrictions for Ukraine.
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“…We need to convince Putin that it makes no sense for him to continue this war, and I think Putin has to lose both the war and the peace because the only thing he understands is power,” Stubb said.
The President of Finland will propose to the General Assembly to expand the UN Security Council by including five new permanent members (two from Asia, two from Africa and one from Latin America), and exclude members that flagrantly violate the UN Charter and international law, like Russia.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who will leave his post at the end of September, emphasized in an interview with CNN that self-defense is legal under international law, and Ukraine has the right to strike legitimate military targets on the aggressor’s territory.
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Both Stubb and Stoltenberg noted that the so-called ““red lines” of the allies have already been crossed by supplying Ukraine with Leopard tanks, Storm Shadow and Scalp cruise missiles, long-range artillery and even F-16 fighter jets.
The new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer, also called on Biden to allow the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles to strike Russian bases.
The head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, also stated the legality of such strikes. At the same time, according to him, countries supplying weapons can demand “certain restrictions” when using it.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived in the USA on Sunday, September 22, to participate in the events of the UN General Assembly.
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On September 23, the President of Ukraine spoke at the Future Summit at the UN headquarters, on the 24th, his speech is expected at the UN Security Council meeting dedicated to Russia’s war against Ukraine, and on September 25, at the UN General Assembly.
Zelensky will meet with Joe Biden, as well as with both candidates for the US presidency, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. During the negotiations, he will present a plan for the victory of Ukraine.