In new Russian responses to a question about the flow of Western weapons, especially advanced American missiles, into Ukraine, Moscow confirmed today, Monday, that its reaction could go too far.
Vladimir Shamanov, head of the Duma’s defense committee, said the government’s seat in Kyiv could be a possible target. He also added that strikes on the Kyiv airport and transport in the capital would also become one of the possible targets for his country in the coming days, according to local media reports.
At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed at a press conference in Moscow today that his country will respond to Kyiv’s acquisition of long-range weapons in the West by pushing Ukrainian troops away from Russia’s borders. “The greater the range of regimes that will be set, the more we will drive the Nazis away from the line from which threats can come from representatives of the Russian Federation and the Russian Federation,” he told reporters via video link. He also recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the war zone could expand to match the size of the weapons sent.
And this weapons issue has been raised sharply since US President Joe Biden announced his approval of providing Ukrainian forces with advanced and accurate missile systems that can accurately hit distant Russian targets as part of a $700 million arms package.
However, over the course of several days, several officials repeatedly emphasized and clarified that these HIMARS missile systems were not designed to strike at Russian territory, but to protect Ukrainian forces inside the country. Kyiv has long been asking its allies for long-range systems, as well as multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), capable of launching a barrage of missiles hundreds of kilometers away, in the hope of changing the course of ongoing hostilities. with the Russians since 24 February.
