Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has neither 'encouraged nor enabled' Ukraine to carry out strikes against Moscow across Russian borders.
to"defend themselves, to defend their territory, to defend their freedom."
The strikes – if in fact they were launched on Kyiv’s orders – show not only Ukraine’s increasing willingness to hit Russia back on its own territory, but also reflect Russia’s domestic defense vulnerabilities. The U.K. defense ministry on Tuesday said Engels’s Airbase, some 370 miles from Ukrainian controlled territory, serves as Moscow’s main operating base for its Long Range Aviation in western Russia and is"home to more than 30 heavy bombers."
The strikes followed warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russian forces are planning"something" along with an increase inBlinken said it was in the U.S.'s interest to continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia and stop any precedent that may allow aggressors to believe they can"redraw" regional borders by force.
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