Stoltenberg: Countries decide whether Ukraine can use long-range weapons in Russia

Chief on the run NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has said Monday that he welcomes talks on the use of long-range missiles from Ukraine for attacks within Russia, but added that any decision on the issue should be taken by each ally country separately.

Ukraine's president, Voldymyr Zelensky, has long called on Western countries to lift restrictions on his country for using long-range weapons for deep attacks within Russia.

The prime minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer, and US President Joe Biden spoke in Washington on Friday if Kiev should be allowed to use long-range missiles against targets within Russia.

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I welcome these developments and decisions, but it is only up to allies to make the final decision”, Stoltenberg told LBC radio.

“Allied policies on this issue distinguish”, he added.

Some American officials do not believe that allowing such missiles to be used would make a big difference in Kiev's fight against Russian invaders.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said last week that the West would enter a direct fight with Russia if it would allow Ukraine to conduct attacks on Russian soil with long-range missiles produced by the West.

Asked about the possibility of revenge from Russia, Stoltenberg said that “in war does not have risk-free options”.

But I still believe that the greatest danger for us, for Britain, for NATO will be if President Putin wins the war in Ukraine”, he added.

Stoltenberg, former prime minister of Norway, will leave its course NATO in October of this year. /rel