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"The time has come for NATO member countries to consider whether they should lift some of the restrictions on the use of the weapons they donated to Ukraine," she said. "Denying Ukraine the ability to use these weapons against legitimate military targets on Russian territory makes it difficult for them to defend themselves especially now that there is a lot of fighting going on in the Kharkiv region, near the border," Stoltenberg explained.
Regarding the Russian offensive in the region, the NATO secretary general believes that this will not lead to a breakthrough by Moscow. "They will continue to make marginal advances, for which they are willing to pay a high price," he said. Stoltenberg, however, admitted that the situation is delicate for Kiev. "The European allies promised one million rounds of artillery ammunition and we have yet to see anything like this," the secretary general lamented.
Comment: Ukraine is already attacking inside Russia, and many, if not most, of these targets are civilian: Belgorod, The New Donetsk: Report From Russian City Where Ukraine Targets Civilians
It appears that, along with Israel, the West is becoming increasingly desperate, and reckless, and should it cross Russia's stated red lines and partake in direct attacks on Russian soil, Moscow may be forced to retaliate by neutralising the installations and command centres of the guilty parties in the West:
- Russia begins 'non-strategic' nuclear weapons drills
- 'Strong punishment': China starts two days of Joint Sword military drills around Taiwan
- 'Israel intensifies attack on Rafah despite new ICJ order to stop immediately' - UN Special Rapporteur
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