As the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated, he has not yet received permission from the US to strike with long-range weapons deep into the territory of the Russian Federation, and the aggressor country has already started to fly its planes as far away as possible during this time.
Points of attention
- Ukraine is waiting for permission to strike on the territory of the Russian Federation from the United States, while Russia saves its aviation.
- The process of receiving aid from allies for Ukraine is being delayed, which complicates the country's defense capabilities.
- Despite the efforts of the Ukrainian side, it is extremely difficult to change the situation.
Allies are delaying decisions regarding Ukraine for too long
According to the head of state, he and his team had meetings with officials (USA — ed.) on this matter, but there is still no progress in this matter.
I said: we have waited too long. Now Russia has started withdrawing its planes from 100 km, 150 km, 300 to 500. After that I will tell you that now we need more permits.
Volodymyr Zelenskyi
President of Ukraine
The journalist decided to ask Volodymyr Zelensky whether Ukraine has already received permission for long-range strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation from the US, the Ukrainian leader replied: "No, not yet."
It is also worth noting that on September 14, the British news agency Reuters reported that Ukraine first asked the US to use long-range ATACMS missiles to attack Russian air bases.
However, potential targets for Ukrainian long-range strikes now include Russian military command centers, fuel and weapons depots, and troop concentrations.
Ukraine cannot equip a third of its brigades
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the delivery of aid from allies is too slow.
Secondly, we need to prepare 14 brigades. We still do not have this, and we have not equipped even 4 of this package of brigades, — the head of state emphasized.
He also drew attention to the fact that during the eight-month pause preceding the positive decision of the US Congress on aid to Ukraine, all reserves were used.
As Zelensky noted, he and his team simply had no other option.
We have transferred what we have in the reserves, what we have in the warehouses or in the reserve brigades that we need now. We took away all the weapons they had, he added.
