Russia’s fury over US permission for Ukraine to use its long-range missiles

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov spoke this Monday, November 18 the decision of the president of USA Joe Biden, to allow for the first time the forces of Ukraine can use missiles long-range weapons supplied by your country for attacks inside Russia .

During his daily press conference, the spokesperson accused the Biden administration of “adding fuel to the fire and continuing to fuel tensions” in the conflict.

At the same time, he declared that the measure resulted in “a completely new situation regarding American involvement” in the war.

The US government’s decision comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted for months to his Western allies that the use of these projectiles be authorized on Russian territory.

Faced with this situation, in September, the Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned that if Ukraine is allowed to use long-range weapons in Russia, it would consider such action as “direct participation”. NATO countries.

Shortly after this warning, Kremlin leader announced changes to country’s nuclear doctrine . That is to say in the document which establishes the conditions under which they could decide to use their nuclear weapons.

Just two days after the green light from the Biden administration, Poutine updated these considerations .

The new Russian nuclear doctrine states that Moscow will consider aggression by any non-nuclear-weapon state, but with the participation of a nuclear-armed country, as a joint attack on Russia. .

Peskov said in a phone call with reporters that these changes warn that “The Russian Federation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression with conventional weapons against itself and/or against the Republic of Belarus” as shown cnn .

It is good to remember that Ukraine faces Russian invasion since February 24, 2022.

Throughout the conflict, which has lasted more than two and a half years, Support from the United States and kyiv’s Western allies has been crucial so that his forces could counter the offensive.

Following the Biden administration’s recent authorization, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson reiterated that “Kyiv’s use of long-range missiles to attack our territory would represent the direct involvement of the United States and its satellites in hostilities against Russia as well as a radical change in the essence and nature of the conflict.

“In such a case, Russia’s response will be appropriate and tangible” he added in a press release to which the BBC .

Although Ukraine has been using the Army’s Long-Range Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for over a year, Until the recent US authorization, they could only use these projectiles to attack Russian targets on Ukrainian territory. .

Now, with President Biden’s decision, his forces will be able to occupy them to attack Russian troops on their own territory .

Moscow’s reactions are due to the fact that these missiles They can hit targets 300 kilometers away, with a warhead containing around 170 kilos of explosives. .

In other words, They can penetrate further into Russia than any other Ukrainian missile while the high speed with which they move contributes to making them difficult to intercept.

Thus, the Ukrainian forces ATACMS missiles could be used to attack enemy troop concentrations, military equipment, munitions depots and supply lines. on Russian territory.

Information collected by the BBC they detail that Pro-Kremlin media and political figures close to Putin’s ideology reacted with fury. .

On the website of the government-controlled Russian newspaper, Rossiyskaya GazetaBiden is said to have made one of the most provocative decisions of his administration and that The measure could have “catastrophic consequences” .

From a political point of view, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, MP Leonid Slutsky, assured that allowing the United States into Ukraine would lead to a big escalation and serious consequences .

According to the international news agency, Reuters Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov said that Washington’s decision could trigger a “Third World War”.

Likewise, parliamentarian Andrei Klishas stated that “The West has decided to escalate to such a level that it could bring the Ukrainian state to ruins by tomorrow morning” .

Until now, The culmination of the Russian government’s response was the update of its nuclear doctrine. .

According to the rescue cnnPeskov said that “an important element of this document is that it Nuclear deterrence aims to ensure that a potential adversary understands the inevitability of retaliation in the event of aggression. against the Russian Federation or its allies.

American officials consulted by the New York Times they declared that the incorporation of troops North Korea to Russian troops contributed to the decision of the United States .

They are reported to be executing a massive attack with 50,000 troops, including North Korean soldiers, against entrenched Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region .

This offensive aims to reclaim Russian territory that Ukrainian forces managed to capture through cross-border raids which began on August 6.

In the midst of this situation, The use of ATACMS missiles could affect the effectiveness of the Russian counter-offensive .

However, so far, Neither kyiv nor its Western allies have publicly commented on the recent nuclear doctrine update. from Russia.