‘Striking deep inside Russia will not change war in Ukraine’
On Friday, Ukrainian President Zelensky called for more long-range missiles and permission to deploy them on targets deep inside Russia. According to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, this will do little to change the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Zelensky made his plea last Friday at a meeting of Ukraine's allies at the Ramstein military base in Germany. He wants more long-range missiles from Western countries, with permission to deploy them against Russian airfields deeper inside Russia, for example.
For Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, however, that would not be a ‘game-changer’ in the conflict. ‘There is not one capability that by itself will be decisive in this conflict,’ the US secretary said.
(Tagtik/Source: Guardian/Illustration picture: Pixabay)