EU should allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia: foreign policy chief

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on Monday that member states should permit Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets inside Russia.

Josep Borrell

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"I've been saying once and again that Ukraine should be able to use the arms we provided to them, in order to not only stop the arrows but also to be able to hit the archers," Borrell said before a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Paris has not changed its position on French missile strikes deep into Russian Federation, such a possibility is being considered - the country's foreign minister pic.twitter.com/G42hGPi70W

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"I continue believing this is what has to be done," he added, as cited by the Reuters news agency. "I'm sure we will discuss once again. I hope member states will agree on that."

🔴Follow live: HR/VP @JosepBorrellF doorstep ahead of today’s EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. https://t.co/SdqmqaYEnS

— European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) November 18, 2024

Borrell was speaking after US President Joe Biden authorised Ukraine to use long-range American weapons inside Russia, according to reports by multiple news outlets.

The United States will allow Ukraine to use US-made weapons such as ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles, to strike deep into Russia, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision said https://t.co/6o93xPI12h

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 18, 2024

❗️ Peskov: The option of freezing the war in eastern Ukraine along the battle line is unacceptable for Russia

The Kremlin speaker also said that allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons is a "new round of tension" in the war with Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/SpyOXq4OhE

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Poland’s top diplomat Radosław Sikorski was among those attending Monday's meeting in Brussels to discuss issues including Russia’s nearly 1,000-day-long war against Ukraine, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

FM @sikorskiradek takes part in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in #Brussels. Topics discussed include ⤵️

✔️ Russian aggression on 🇺🇦
✔️ the situation in the Middle East and Georgia pic.twitter.com/80vaX0SfKE

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) November 18, 2024

Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

Russian missile strike on apartment building in #Sumy: 11 dead, 68 injured https://t.co/9K0aoVXBd9

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) November 18, 2024

Monday is day 999 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Paris has not changed its position on French missile strikes deep into Russian Federation, such a possibility is being considered - the country's foreign minister pic.twitter.com/G42hGPi70W

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 18, 2024

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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters