There should be no restrictions on Ukraine using Western weapons to strike Russia – NATO Military Committee head
Admiral Rob Bauer, the head of the NATO Military Committee, argues that Ukraine should be able to properly defend itself by striking Russia with Western weaponry without having its range limited.
Source: The Washington Post, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Bauer advocated permission to strike Russia with Western weaponry, saying that it is militarily logical.
Quote: "In the law of armed conflicts there are no limits in terms of the range. So militarily, again, if the target is deeper into Russia, then, military, you’d want to strike that target. If, for example, aircraft that take off from an airfield deeper into Russia," Bauer states.
Bauer noted that the increased range of weapons in Ukraine impacted Russian forces' logistics.
"If you push back the Russians deeper into Russia, that will make the fight more difficult for them," Bauer concluded.
Separately, he stated that the West should not allow Vladimir Putin to threaten him with "red lines", since this would just give Russia time to reinforce its defences and position in Ukraine.
"So we have to be careful not to jump, time and time again, to this idea that everything is a red line, that everything is an escalation. Because, first and foremost, Putin has been lying about basically everything," he believes.
After giving Ukraine limited permission to deploy American weapons to hit Russian territory, US President Joe Biden expressed resistance to potential US military strikes deep into Russian territory.
At the same time, Kyiv wishes to agree on broadening the scope of this permission.
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