US must give Ukraine long-range missiles to strike Russian territory: General
American brigadier general has called on the US and its allies to send weapons to Ukraine that it can use to conduct strikes on Russian territory.
Mark Arnold, who made the call in an interview published on Tuesday, said he was not just referring to the Crimean Peninsula in saying that Russian territory should be targeted.
"The USA and NATO say do not strike on the territory of Russia, but this is nonsense," he told the Ukrainian Channel 24.
"The beginning of the end of the Russian army in Ukraine is the destruction of the supply line of fuel, ammunition and equipment. This must be done both on the border and hundreds of kilometers deep into Russia. In order to do this, NATO needs to change its policy, and abandon the theses about the prohibition of strikes on Russian territories. It is necessary to give Ukraine such weapons that could crush the Russians in them."
Since Russian began a military operation in Ukraine in February, the US and other NATO nations have sent Kiev weapons like the US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and other aid.
Also, a senior Pentagon official revealed last month that the US military had quietly been supplying the Ukrainian forces with High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) for some time to target Russian radar systems, Politico reported.
When asked in the interview what additional US and NATO weapons would be most effective in helping Ukraine win the war,
In the interview, Arnold also pointed to effective weapons for Ukraine to use, listing long-range HIMARS missiles, combat drones, aircraft that are in service with NATO as well as what he described as a powerful anti-missile defense system.
Russia has repeatedly warned that US and NATO shipments of weapons to Ukraine add fuel to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and could bring unpredictable consequences.
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has called for an "end to the senseless and extremely risky pumping of weapons into the country."
Noting in a Telegram post that the US may give HIMARS and M270 MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) to Ukraine, Antonov said there was "a risk that such equipment will be placed near Russia's borders and Ukrainians will be able to strike at Russian cities. Such a situation is unacceptable and intolerable for us."
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