24 August 2025
Ukraine has been using only domestically produced long-range weapons to strike Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Source: Zelenskyy in a response to a question from journalists at a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Details: Asked about Western media reports claiming that the US has banned Ukraine from using ATACMS missiles on Russian territory, Zelenskyy said no such restrictions are being discussed.
Quote: “We’re using our domestically produced long-range weapons. Lately, we’ve not been discussing such matters with the United States. It used to be the case. You remember various signals regarding our retaliatory strikes after they [the Russians] attacked our energy system. That was a long time ago. Today, we don’t even mention this.”
Background: On 23 August, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) claimed that the Pentagon has been blocking Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike Russian territory for several months.
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Biden’s refusal (for most of his term) of letting Ukraine strike mafia land was based on fear. Taco’s refusal is based on fear and his deep love for putin.
How does that square with this?
“Asked about Western media reports claiming that the US has banned Ukraine from using ATACMS missiles on Russian territory, Zelenskyy said no such restrictions are being discussed.”
I would say that Ukraine have not been using ATACMS, because have very few left.
IMO the media and the politicians need to get it right, that when Ukraine gets weapons from other countries, the weapons become Ukraine’s. If you borrow a hammer from me and use it to bludgeon your neighbor, is it my fault?
Fake news? Which one is fake?