Moscow is again threatening to use nuclear weapons. Its representative at the UN warns: “Russia is a nuclear power”. These words were spoken ahead of the Biden-Starmer summit, at a time when the US and Britain are considering giving Ukraine permission to use weapons with a range of up to 300 km against targets inside Russia.
In describing the choice facing Washington and London, Politico magazine notes that Americans have not given such consent so far, for fear of a Russian retaliatory strike against a target on NATO territory, for example, “at a major arms supply center in Poland the city of Rzeszów“At the same time, many analysts, including those from Poland, remind us that Russia has repeatedly threatened confrontation with the West, but the insurmountable lines it draws turn out to be an element of psychological warfare.
Play with the decision about the possibility of the Ukrainian army using American ATACMS missiles or British Storm Shadow is entering a decisive phase. In late August, the White House and Downing Street ruled out such consent, but now Washington and London are hinting that they may change their minds.
They also point out information about deliveries to Russia. Iranian Fath-360 missiles. These are missiles with a range of 150 km, compared to the American HIMARS, which would help Russia on the front. Iran denies sending such missiles, and Russia does not, making vague mention of cooperation with Iran.
Vladimir Putin stated yesterday that consent for Ukraine to use missileswould mean “nothing less than NATO countries, the United States and European countries, will directly participate in the war”, because the Ukrainian army will need guidance and assistance from Western military personnel, which, in his opinion, “would significantly change the essence and nature of the conflict.” The Russian president limited himself to a general threat, saying: We will make the right decisions regarding this threat.
Now the message is being clarified at the UN forum by the Russian ambassador to the United Nations. The West must not forget that Russia is a nuclear power – says Vasily Nebenzia and adds: If the decision were made to lift the restrictions, it would mean that from now on NATO countries are at war with Russia. In this case, it goes without saying, we will have to take appropriate decisions, along with all the consequences that Western aggressors will have to bear.”.
The ambassador also suggested that United States they take into account the nuclear threat. According to Vasily Nebenzia, “the Pentagon recently commissioned an analysis of the effects of nuclear war on the agricultural sector in Eastern Europe.”
In response, John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council, said the US government was taking this seriously. Putin’s nuclear threats. However, he made it clear that they would not influence the final decision: This is not something we have never heard before, so we have our own calculations about what we will convey to Ukraine. – Kirby said.
The spokesman admitted that the US president would discuss the missile issue with the British prime minister, but announced that there would be no statement on the matter after the talks between Joe Biden and Keir Starmer.
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the decision has already been made. Ukraine will obtain consent. According to anonymous sources in Washington and London cited in Western media, US and British officials are indeed close to making a decision on the missiles. Bloomberg reports that this could mean that Ukraine will agree to use only British missiles, which, however, will still require American guidance. Politico, in turn, reports that the talks are still ongoing and that their results are expected to be announced when state leaders appear at the UN General Assembly, that is, in more than a week.
