"Should Washington decide to supply longer-range missiles to Kiev, by doing so it will cross a red line and become a direct party to the conflict. Under such a scenario, we will be forced to respond appropriately," she said.
Zakharova warned that Russia reserved the right to defend its territory "by all available means."
"Possible supplies of missiles to the Kiev regime are identical to a situation in which European countries might host US-made ground-launched missiles, previously banned under the treaty on intermediate and shorter-range missiles, capable of hitting targets on Russian territory," Zakharova added.
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The United States is unlikely to provide long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday, citing officials.
ReplyDeleteThe Biden administration believes that supplying Ukraine with such systems could be too escalatory, as they could be used to strike Russian territory.
The weapons might be eventually provided to Ukraine, but such a decision is likely far in the future, the sources said.