France has joined the US and Britain in signaling to Ukraine that it can use long-range weapons against targets on Russian soil, a move that angered Moscow, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
In an interview with the BBC, parts of which were published yesterday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot said that if Ukraine fired long-range missiles at targets in Russia, it would be "self-defense".< /p>
The minister did not confirm whether this had already happened. Moscow sharply criticized Barro's statements, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova telling the state news agency TASS that the authorization "is not support for Ukraine, but rather a death blow for it".
This week, Ukraine reportedly fired US ATAKMS long-range missiles and British Storm Shadow cruise missiles. for military purposes in Russia. From July 2023, in cooperation with Great Britain, France began supplying Ukraine with "Storm Shadow" missiles. - the French designation for the identical rockets is "Scalp".
Only Germany does not support Ukraine with long-range weapons, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz is categorically against sending "Taurus" cruise missiles. in the war-torn country, DPA notes.
Mykhailo Podoliak, part of Zelensky's team of advisers, interpreted the recent threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin as an expression of "absolute fear". He stated before the "Bild am Sonntag" that Putin is trying to intimidate the West with his threats.