French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine should be allowed to use allied weapons to hit targets in Russia, but only those used to launch attacks.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine should be allowed to use weapons supplied by its Western allies to target positions inside Russia — but on one condition.
Macron said at a press conference on Tuesday that Ukraine should be able to target military bases in Russia that are directly used to launch attacks on Ukraine.
« We think that we should allow them to neutralize the military sites from which the missiles are fired and, basically, the military sites from which Ukraine is attacked, » he told reporters.
Macron held a map showing military bases stationed inside Russia’s borders, where Russian forces have been building up and launching offensive operations.
« As you can see, Ukrainian soil is being attacked from bases in Russia, » he said, adding: « How do we explain to the Ukrainians that they’re going to have to protect these towns and everything we see around Kharkiv if we tell them, ‘you’re not allowed to reach the position where the missiles are fired from?' »
Macron said the message NATO is sending to Ukraine right now is: « We’re giving you weapons, but you can’t defend yourself.
