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submitted 3 weeks ago by HowRu68@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

Senior figures in Kyiv have suggested that using the Anglo-French weapons in a “demonstration attack” will show the Kremlin that military sites near the capital itself could be vulnerable to direct strikes.

The thinking, according to a senior government official, is that Russia will consider negotiating only if it believes Ukraine had the ability “to threaten Moscow and St Petersburg”. This is a high-risk strategy, however, and does not so far have the support of the US.

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[-] Rakenclaw@fedia.io 53 points 3 weeks ago

Give this guy what he needs to finish the job.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 50 points 3 weeks ago
[-] tal@lemmy.today 12 points 3 weeks ago

It is reported that the UK had not applied formally to the US for permission to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow inside Russia.

I mean, we don't make Storm Shadow/SCALP. As far as I know, we didn't pay for the weapons that France and the UK sent.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 11 points 3 weeks ago

I struggle to think of another war where allies gave a country weapons but limited how they could use them against the enemy.

They are at war. Untie their hands for God's sake.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Glass Moscow when

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