President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles provided by the United States to attack inside Russia, a move that threatens President-elect Donald Trump’s allies with “World War III”. believe that they may be exposed to the threat of
Ukraine can now target positions in the Kursk region, where Russia has about 50,000 troops, including 10,000 North Koreans, a senior US official confirmed to Fox News. Ukrainian forces occupied Russian territory earlier this year.
“This is another step on the escalation ladder, and you never know where it’s going to go,” Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Rep. Michael Walz (R-Fla.), said on Fox News. spoke.
“No one expected Joe Biden to escalate the war in Ukraine during the transition period. It’s almost as if he’s starting a whole new war,” said Trump’s former national intelligence officer. Acting Secretary Rick Grenell wrote on X (formerly Twitter). .
“Now everything has changed. All previous calculations are invalid. And it’s all about politics.”
“It seems like the military-industrial complex wants to make sure World War III starts before my dad has a chance to make peace and save lives. We have to lock up those trillions of dollars. Life is shit! ! Fools!” the president-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr., wrote about X.
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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia wrote in We are about to start the next world war.” We will issue an order on November 5th on these very last American decisions. ”
Vice President National Security Advisor John Finer visited Rio de Janeiro on Monday and did not comment specifically on long-range missiles, but suggested that the introduction of North Korean troops was factored into White House decisions.
“Throughout this conflict, the United States has made it clear that it makes policy decisions based on the situations it identifies on the battlefield, including Russia’s significant escalation in recent days and weeks involving the deployment of foreign forces onto its territory. ”’ Finner said.
Ukraine has been begging the Biden administration for months to authorize attacks on Russian soil, and hawkish lawmakers have made similar demands. But Biden officials were concerned about drawing the U.S. into more wars.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said the authorization was an “impeachable offense.”
“By authorizing long-range missile attacks on Russian soil, Biden is violating unconstitutional laws of war that endangers the lives of all Americans. This is an impeachable crime, but the reality is that he are eviscerated puppets of the Deep State,” Massey wrote. With X.
The Ukrainian military uses drones for some deep strikes, but believes American-made ATACMS are more effective.
ATACMS is a surface-to-surface missile system launched from a mobile launcher that can strike from 160 to 190 miles away.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet responded to reports that the United States will cross one of Putin’s “red lines,” but Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the U.S. Anointed and accused.
“This is a qualitatively new tension, a qualitatively new situation in terms of the involvement of the United States in this conflict,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing on Monday. Ta. “It is clear, and they are saying so, that the outgoing administration in Washington intends to continue adding fuel to the fire and take steps to further increase the level of tensions.”
According to a senior defense official, Ukraine has not yet used ATACMS in Russia.
Rebecca Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) official and author of “Putin’s Playbook,” said the report could be “a test balloon to confuse Trump” and that Biden is still He suggested that he may not have officially approved the ATACMS attack.
“Mr. Biden knows the risks of drawing the United States into a conflict with Russia,” he said. “But if the reports are true, what it means for President Putin is that he was right all along in the idea that the United States was serious about using Ukraine to destroy Russia, and that his plan to bring down the United States It turns out that we were right all along.” Use kinematic means if necessary.
“If President Trump comes, it will mean that President Putin does not trust the United States…He will probably proceed to destroy Ukraine. That is why he is not in a hurry to negotiate. Because he thinks he can negotiate because he is superior to him.”And he is inhuman. ”
President Trump has insisted he can end the war quickly, and Koffler expected Putin to act in his favor.
“He’s going to pretend he’s interested in negotiations and prolong them. And, you know, he’s trying to get the best deal possible. Meanwhile, he’s going to proceed with the destruction of Ukraine.”
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Other hawks in Congress welcomed the reported lifting of restrictions but said it took too long.
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Missouri), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, said the decision was “an attempt by the administration to intentionally deny supplies and support that have long been authorized by Congress for use against President Putin’s illegal invasion.” We cannot forgive the delay.”
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the new measure was “long overdue” and said, “I wish President Biden had heeded President Zelensky’s plea sooner.” I should have tilted it.”
Earlier this month, Biden for the first time authorized U.S. contractors to be sent to Ukraine to help the country’s military maintain and repair U.S.-provided weapons systems.
The announcement came after Britain and France authorized SCALP/Storm Shadow missile attacks on Ukraine, according to French newspaper Le Figaro.
Biden’s announcement also came just hours after Russia ended its largest missile and drone attack in months, firing more than 200 rounds targeting Ukraine’s power and energy infrastructure.
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President Putin has previously said that giving Ukraine the green light to use missiles would effectively mean that the United States and NATO are “in a state of war.”
“The flight assignment of these missile systems can actually only be carried out by military personnel of NATO countries. This cannot be done by Ukrainian military personnel. Therefore, it is difficult for the Ukrainian regime to attack Russia with these weapons. “It’s not a question of recognition or not. It’s a matter of decision for NATO countries to directly participate in a military conflict,” Putin said in September.
FOX News’ Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.