The United States has not encouraged or enabled Ukraine to carry out attacks inside Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, after drone strikes targeted Russian military airfields this week.
. A senior Ukrainian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operation, told The Washington Post on Tuesday that all three attacks were carried out by Ukrainian drones.“These were Ukrainian drones — very successful, very effective,” the official said of the strikes. The official added that the Russians have “sowed the seeds of anger, and they’ll reap the whirlwind.
Blinken was one of several officials seeking Tuesday to distance the United States from this week’s strikes, as Washington walks a fine line between supporting Ukraine with weapons and aid, and avoiding being dragged into the war itself, with Russia threatening consequences if that happens.in Washington, a State Department spokesman said President Biden “said very clearly some time ago, we are not enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders.
“We are providing Ukraine with what it needs to use on its sovereign territory, on Ukrainian soil, to take on Russian aggressors,” he continued. “We have not provided Ukraine with weapons that it is to use inside of Russia. We’ve been very clear that these are defensive supplies.
When asked at the same event at which Blinken spoke whether the United States was working to prevent Ukraine from developing its own ability to strike inside Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said: “No, we’re absolutely not doing that.”for Ukraine, including Stinger missiles, air defense systems, combat drones and artillery equipment.
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