President Joe Biden’s decision to enable Ukraine to employ American long-range missiles in Russia demonstrates that his administration intends to “throw oil on the fire” of the crisis, a Kremlin spokesperson told reporters. “It is obvious the outgoing administration in the United States wants to throw oil on the fire and escalate the conflict in […]
Volodymyr Zelensky accused the West of emboldening Vladimir Putin as the United States put off a decision to arm Ukraine with long-range missiles amid escalating tensions. The Ukrainian president questioned Britain and America’s commitment to supporting Ukraine’s defence against Russia, expressing frustration at the time it was taking for them to authorise the use of […]
The headline in this morning’s Kommersant newspaper captured the drama.“Vladimir Putin draws his red line.”Will the West cross it? And, if it does, how will Russia respond?Speaking in St Petersburg, President Putin sent a clear warning to the West: don’t allow Ukraine to use your long-range missiles to strike Russian territory.Moscow, he said, would view […]