Eskalation: Ukraine befugt, Russland mit Waffen aus den USA anzugreifen

Urs P. Gasche / 14.09.2023 – „The Ukraine can choose its own goals,“ said the US Secretary of State. Until now, NATO weapons were not supposed to reach Russia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has already stated on September 10th that it is up to Ukraine whether it wants to attack Russian territory with the weapons provided by the US or not. This policy brings the US and Russia closer to a direct collision. Blinken responded to questions after ABC News reported that the Biden administration is likely to soon equip Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS). These have a range of up to 300 kilometers. In the ABC program „This Week,“ Blinken was asked if he agreed that Ukraine should use ATACMS to target deep within Russian territory. „As for their target decisions, that is their decision, not ours […] Ukraine must succeed,“ Blinken replied. For a partial transcript of the interview. For the original excerpt of the interview: Throughout the war, the Biden administration has become less concerned about the danger that Ukrainian attacks within Russia could escalate the war. Russia’s warnings to provide Ukraine with missiles with greater range are now dismissed by the US, even though Moscow had previously referred to them as a „red line“. According to a US official who spoke to ABC News, the ATACMS „will come“. „It should be making headlines every day that we are getting closer to a nuclear conflict. Also, the issue of how to avoid a planetary catastrophe,“ commented left-wing Australian journalist Caitlin Johnstone. In any case, the risk of nuclear escalation must not simply be low. The risk must be zero

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Eskalation: Ukraine darf mit US-Waffen Russland angreifen

Urs P. Gasche / 14.09.2023  «Die Ukraine kann ihre Ziele selber auswählen», sagte der US-Aussenminister. Bisher sollten NATO-Waffen Russland nicht erreichen. US-Aussenminister Antony Blinken hat bereits am 10. September erklärt, dass es der Ukraine überlassen bleibe, ob sie mit Waffen, welche ihr die USA bereitstellen, russisches Territorium angreifen wolle oder nicht. Diese Politik bringt die USA und Russland einem direkten Zusammenstoss näher. Blinken antwortete auf Fragen, nachdem ABC News berichtet hatte, dass die Regierung Biden die Ukraine wahrscheinlich bald mit taktischen Raketensystemen der Armee (ATACMS) ausrüsten werde. Diese haben eine Reichweite von bis zu 300 Kilometer. In der ABC-Sendung «This Week» wurde Blinken gefragt, ob er damit einverstanden sei, dass die Ukraine ATACMS einsetzt, um Ziele tief im russischen Hoheitsgebiet

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