US not budging on Ukraine arms restrictions
The United States insists on keeping the existing restrictions on using U.S.-supplied weapons to strike targets deep in Russian territory, although discussions on the matter with Ukraine continue, White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said on Aug. 26.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly explained the need for Ukraine to deliver long-range strikes to neuter Russia’s ability to bombard Ukrainian cities.
“He [Zelenskyy] has privately conveyed his concerns to us, and he has certainly conveyed his concerns to everyone publicly…,” journalist Alex Raufoglu quoted Kirby in a Twitter post.
“… and we understand why he's doing that: his country's under attack. But as I've said many, many times, we'll keep the conversations with the Ukrainians going, but we're going to keep it private, and I have no changes to our policies with respect to U.S. weapons to speak to today.”
Kirby described Russia’s massive missile strike on the Ukrainian power grid on Aug. 26 as a “classic move” by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. He added that the United States intends to ensure that Ukraine has "the most reliable and advanced air defense capabilities possible."
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