A senior White House official clarified that “the Ukrainians had provided assurances that they would not use these systems against Russian territory.”
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This is a significant reinforcement of Ukrainian capacities. The United States announced Tuesday, May 31 to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket launcher systems. Washington will deliver “to the Ukrainians more advanced missile systems and ammunition”wrote Joe Biden in a contribution to the New York Times (paid item). A senior White House official then clarified that it was Himars, multiple rocket launchers mounted on light armor and which would have a range of about 80 kilometers.
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Stating that he wanted Ukraine to be “in the strongest possible position” in the event of negotiations with Russia, the American president added: “We are not giving Ukraine the means to strike outside its borders.” The senior official told him that “the Ukrainians had provided assurances that they would not use these systems against Russian territory”.
In response, Moscow denounced an increased risk of a Russian-American confrontation “Any arms delivery that continues, that increases, increases the risk of such a development”Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RIA Novosti.