French President Emmanuel Macron, amid reports that kyiv was allowed to fire Western weapons deep into the Russian Federation and after updating Russia’s nuclear doctrine, called on Moscow to engage in a “collective de-escalation” of the situation in Ukraine.
“I appeal to the President (of the Russian Federation) Vladimir) Putin to common sense and their responsibilities… respect the Charter of the United Nations and participate in collective de-escalation”, – he said on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
On Tuesday, the decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On approval of the foundations of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence” was published. The document states, among other things, that the condition determining the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons is the mass take-off of aerospace attack weapons, including cruise missiles and drones, and their crossing of the border of the Russian Federation.
president of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Russia’s promulgation of an updated nuclear doctrine is a retaliatory measure, NATO should think about it.
US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller On Tuesday he said that neither the United States nor NATO pose any threat to Russia, commenting on changes to Russian nuclear doctrine. For his part, the deputy Pentagon spokesman Sabrina Singh When asked about changes in Russia’s nuclear weapons policy, he stated that the United States is not at war with Russia.
Previously, the New York Times, citing anonymous representatives of the US administration, reported that the president of the United States joe biden authorized for the first time the use of long-range US missiles by Ukraine to attack Russian territory. According to sources, the first attacks on Russian territory will most likely be carried out with ATACMS missiles. Head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell states that this authorization applies to attacks against the Russian Federation within a radius of 300 kilometers.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on the night of November 19, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an attack with six ATACMS ballistic missiles in the Bryansk region. According to the department, as a result of the anti-missile battle, the combat teams of the S-400 air defense system and the Pantsir air defense missile system shot down five missiles and damaged one. Fragments of the rocket fell into the technical territory of a military facility in the Bryansk region, causing a fire that was quickly extinguished. There are no victims or destruction.
Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrovcommenting on the use of ATACMS missiles on the territory of the Bryansk region, he said that this is a sign that the West wants escalation.
Previously, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Peskov reported that permission to deeply attack the Russian Federation, if accepted and communicated to the kyiv regime, would mean a new round of tensions. He also recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly formulated Moscow’s position regarding decisions on long-range weapons attacks on Russian territory.
Putin has previously said that NATO countries are not only discussing Kiev’s possible use of long-range Western weapons, but are essentially deciding whether to get directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict. The direct participation of Western countries in the Ukrainian conflict will change its essence; Russia will be forced to make decisions based on the threats that are thus posed to it, he added, RIA Novosti recalls.
