U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has officially confirmed that President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike military targets inside Russia with American weapons.
He said this at a press conference in Prague on Friday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
“Over the past few weeks, Ukraine came to us and asked for authorization to use the weapons that we are providing to defend against this aggression, including against Russian forces that are amassing on the Russian side of the border and then attacking into Ukraine. That went right to the president, and as you’ve heard, he’s approved the use of our weapons for that purpose,” said the head of American diplomacy.
He said that going forward, the U.S. will continue to do what it has been doing, namely to adapt and adjust efforts when necessary on the front line in Ukraine.
“We want to make sure that we are proceeding deliberately as well as effectively,” Blinken said.
U.S. media outlets reported on May 30 that U.S. President Joe Biden had quietly given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia — solely near the area of Kharkiv — using U.S.-provided weapons.
美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯正式证实，拜登总统已授权乌克兰使用美国武器攻击俄罗斯境内的军事目标。
乌克兰通讯社记者报道，布林肯周五在布拉格举行的新闻发布会上说，“过去几周，乌克兰来找我们，要求授权使用我们提供的武器来抵御这种侵略，包括对付在俄罗斯边境集结并攻击乌克兰境内的俄罗斯军队。这直接传达给了总统，正如你所听到的，他批准将我们的武器用于这一目的。”
他说，未来美国将继续做美国一直在做的事情，即在必要时调整和修改在乌克兰前线的努力。
布林肯说，“我们希望确保我们的行动既慎重又有效。”
美国媒体5月30日报道称，美国总统拜登已悄悄授权乌克兰使用美国提供的武器对俄罗斯境内——仅限于哈尔科夫地区附近——进行打击。
