pentagon: approving ukraine to strike deep into russia's territory is not a panacea
2024-09-20
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according to the associated press report on the 19th, ukrainian officials hope that the united states will approve ukraine's use of western-aided long-range missiles to attack targets deep inside russia, but the administration of us president biden has not been convinced by them. us officials said that the us is seeking more detailed information to understand how the ukrainian army intends to use these long-range missiles and how to combine them with ukraine's own war strategy.
us secretary of defense austin and ukrainian president zelensky source: associated press
according to the report, u.s. officials said they had asked ukraine to more clearly articulate its combat objectives. meanwhile, biden is preparing to meet with ukrainian president zelensky next week. u.s. government officials are concerned that relaxing restrictions on the use of long-range missiles will have limited effects but will bring huge risks. russian president vladimir putin warned last week that if the united states and its nato allies allow ukraine to use long-range weapons, it means they are "going to war" with russia.
u.s. department of defense officials have repeatedly pointed out that the number of these long-range missiles is limited, and ukraine is already using long-range drones to attack targets deep inside russia. earlier, a ukrainian drone attacked a warehouse 500 kilometers from the russian-ukrainian border at night, causing a fire, proving that ukraine has this capability.
the report pointed out that the united states has allowed the ukrainian army to use weapons provided by the united states in some cross-border attacks. however, ukrainian officials said that in order to attack targets such as weapons depots, airports and military bases far away from the border, the united states still needs to relax restrictions. however, u.s. secretary of defense austin has always denied the view that the ukrainian army's long-range attacks will change the situation on the battlefield. "i don't think that a certain capability can play a decisive role, and i stick to this view," he said, pointing out that ukraine has other means to launch long-range attacks.
according to the u.s. department of defense website, pentagon spokesperson sabrina singer said on the 19th that the u.s. position and policy on approving ukraine to use long-range weapons to attack the russian mainland has not changed. she also reminded that she mentioned a few weeks ago that russia has moved its military aircraft out of the range of the u.s. army tactical missile system (atacms), "so atacms can't even play a role on the battlefield because those airports are not within the range of atacms."
at the press conference on the 19th, singh also said: "i want to point out that, as the minister (austin) said, as a person with extensive experience on the battlefield, he understands how these things are connected. whenever the minister talks about this, we are very clear that this (long-range missile) is not a panacea. this is not a capability that can win the war or suddenly unlock something for the ukrainians."# hundreds of reviews#
