Report from Nicola Smith, in Singapore:
Volodymr Zelensky criticised Joe Biden for not doing sufficient in permitting US weapons to be fired into Russia as Ukraine faces the specter of a renewed invasion.
The Ukrainian president thanked Mr Biden for giving Kyiv permission to strike inside Russian territory with American munitions, however stated restrictions – together with on using long-range Atacms – also needs to be dropped.
He stated: “Is that enough? No. Why? As a result of I’ve given you the instance of airfields from which Russia is completely firing, in calm understanding that Ukraine won’t fireplace again as a result of it has no corresponding methods and no permissions.”
After weeks of strain Biden gave permission for Ukraine to make use of American missiles like Himars to fireplace throughout the border north of Kharkiv, the place Russian forces are massing. However he blocked Ukraine from utilizing the extra superior Atacms methods.
Mr Zelensky stated Russia continued to make use of artillery, long-range fireplace, and a few 300 weapons methods carrying tens of 1000’s of missiles on its facet of the border to focus on the Ukrainian inhabitants.
“So that they have these weapons there and they don’t take away them as a result of they know that Ukraine can’t goal them with Western weaponry even when they fireplace in opposition to us,” he stated.
