Ukrainian NSDC Head called to strike Russian territory
Answering a question about possible attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the territory of the Russian Federation, the Head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, shared a view that the Ukrainian side ‘should destroy objects’ that, according to him, cause damage to the country, RIA Novosti reports
Earlier, Mykhailo Podolyak, the Adviser to the Head of the Office of President of Ukraine, said that the AFU does not shell the territory of Russia, and Western weapons are used exclusively for defence. In turn, Mr. Danilov – against the background of announcements about Western military assistance to Ukraine – has recently told CNN that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could strike targets in Russia with Ukrainian-made weapons that Kiev, as he stated, has.
"If there is an object that causes damage to our country, we must destroy these objects," he said in an interview with Reuters, referring to ‘certain points’ that ‘let's say there are in Russia’.
Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, expressed the opinion that those who believe that the supply of Western weapons to Kiev and the permission to strike on the territory of the Russian Federation will facilitate the start of negotiations are wrong. The politician warned that the result would be the opposite: strikes on Crimea would be followed by retaliatory strikes.
