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Biden authorized Ukraine to use US ATACMs to attack deep inside Russian territory, and Ukraine promptly did so, firing six of the missiles at a Russian ammunition depot deep in Russian territory.
On the one hand, you could argue that Ukraine will never be able to win the war without cutting Russian supply lines; on the other hand, WTF, man? Russia has nukes and has made clear that such a move would violate a red line.
Putin warned Democrats and warmonger RINOs back in September— if Ukraine fires long range missiles at Russia, then consider it war. https://t.co/T6HUQkyVS8— Liberacrat™️ (@Liberacrat) November 19, 2024
Putin recently changed the Russian nuclear doctrine to reserve the right to respond with nuclear weapons if it is attacked by a client of a nuclear-armed adversary, which clearly includes Ukraine.
No doubt Putin would not attack the United States directly at this juncture, and I doubt he will drop a nuke on Ukraine for a failed attack on an ammunition depot.
Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles, signals it’s ready for nuclear response https://t.co/yrQaqmcdzP— CNBC (@CNBC) November 19, 2024
Moscow signaled to the West that it’s ready for a nuclear confrontation after Ukraine was given permission to attack Russian territory — and appeared to quickly act on that greenlight — using U.S.-made long-range missiles.
Kyiv appeared to waste little time after reportedly being given the go-ahead by Washington Sunday to use U.S.-made ATACMS missiles against specific targets. Ukrainian news outlets reported early Tuesday that the missiles had been used to attack a Russian military facility in the Bryansk border region.
Russia then confirmed the attack, with the Ministry of Defense stating that Ukrainian forces had “struck a facility in [the] Bryansk region” using six ballistic, American-made ATACMS missiles. The ministry claimed air defense missile systems had shot down five of the missiles, and damaged another.
