““The heads of the EU’s foreign affairs did not adopt a joint decision on the cancellation of restrictions on the use of Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to Borrell, this issue was discussed during the meeting of the heads of foreign affairs of the countries of the European Union.
“That is, we are talking about a radius of 300 kilometers. It’s not that much distance-wise, it’s not a long distance, it doesn’t go far inland, but it’s the administration’s decision. Why did they make this decision now and not before the election? I don’t know,” he added.
He also stated that “the heads of the EU’s foreign affairs did not make a joint decision to cancel restrictions on the use of Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation.”
“Each country decides for itself,” he said.
The day before, American publications, in particular The New York Times and the Washington Post, reported that US President Joe Biden allowed Ukrainian forces to use US-provided ATACMS for strikes against the Russian Federation.
The publication’s unnamed sources said Ukrainian forces are expected to strike Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region first, and that the Biden administration may expand that authorization to use ATACMS against targets elsewhere in Russia in the future.
U.S. officials quoted by the media said the U.S. authorized these limited Ukrainian strikes in response to the deployment of North Korean forces on the battlefield in Kursk Oblast to deter North Korea from deploying additional forces to Russia. US officials said the partial lifting of restrictions was intended to have a “specific and limited” effect on the battlefield and would not change the course of the war.
There is no official confirmation of this information from Washington yet.
The President of Ukraine, responding to such reports, noted that “such things are not announced” and “the rockets will speak for themselves.”