22-Sep-2024 02:05 PM
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Kiev, Sep 22 (Reporter) Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that Ukraine has not yet received permission from either the United States or the United Kingdom to use long-range missiles on the internationally recognized Russian territory.
"Neither America nor the United Kingdom gave us permission to use these weapons on the territory of Russia, on any targets at any distance. We did not use long-range weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation," Ukrainian agency UNN quoted Zelenskyy as saying.
He added that Kiev's allies were thereby afraid of an escalation of hostilities.
In turn, as reported by the Ukrinform agency, Zelensky noted the readiness of three points of the so-called "Kiev peace plan" for resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Zelenskyy added that Kiev was ready to see Russia at the "second peace summit," because all Kiev's allies said that Russia should be there.
Zelensky added that there could be no end to the conflict without one of its parties.
In early July, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik, commenting on another Kiev's "peace summit," that the Russian side did not accept ultimatums and did not intend to participate in such events.
The previous conference on Ukraine was held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 15-16. The Kremlin stated that looking for options for a way out of the Ukrainian conflict without Russia's participation was absolutely illogical and futile.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said that NATO countries were discussing not only Kiev's possible use of Western long-range weapons, but are essentially deciding whether to directly engage in the Ukrainian conflict. Direct participation of Western countries in the Ukrainian conflict will change its essence, Russia will be forced to make decisions based on the new threats created for it, he added.
Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine directly involve NATO countries in the conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russia. According to Lavrov, the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict, including not only by supplying weapons, but also by training personnel.
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Putin called its goal "the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years...////...