Moscow:
Russian lawmaker Maria Butina expressed on Monday that the Biden administration is endangering global peace by permitting Ukraine to utilize American-made weapons for strikes deep within Russian territory.
“President Biden’s administration appears to be intensifying the situation to its utmost potential while they remain in power,” Ms. Butina stated in an interview with Reuters.
“I sincerely hope that (Donald) Trump will reverse this decision if it has indeed been made, as it poses a serious risk of igniting World War Three, which serves no one’s interests.”
According to Reuters, referencing two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the matter, the Biden administration has decided to allow Ukraine to conduct strikes using U.S. weapons deep into Russia. The New York Times corroborated this information, although the Kremlin has not yet issued a response.
On September 12, President Vladimir Putin remarked that Western endorsement of such actions would signify “the direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States, and European nations in the conflict in Ukraine,” as NATO military infrastructure and personnel would need to be engaged in the targeting and launching of missiles.
In late October, Putin indicated that Russia’s defense ministry was exploring various responses should the United States and its NATO allies assist Ukraine in executing long-range strikes into Russia with Western missiles.
“There are individuals in the United States who seem to have nothing to lose or are so disconnected that they simply do not care,” Ms. Butina commented, having previously served 15 months in a U.S. prison for acting as an unregistered Russian agent and now serving as a lawmaker for the ruling United Russia party.
Additionally, Vladimir Putin has revised Russia’s nuclear doctrine to state that if Moscow faces a direct attack from the West, it may contemplate a nuclear response.Joe Biden’s choice to permit Ukraine to utilize Western missiles for targeting Moscow represents a move that could provoke a significant reaction.
