The escalation of Ukraine’s attacks on Russia has strained Kiev’s Western allies

Ordering is strict. Although Ukraine has been intensifying strikes and incursions into Russian territory for several days, the United States has strongly reminded Kiev of the prohibition of using American military equipment for such actions. We don’t want to encourage or allow that, we certainly don’t want US-made equipment to be used to attack Russian soil.National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on CNN on Thursday, May 25.

“We have said very clearly that we want Ukraine to be able to defend its soil, its territory. attacked. They invaded. They have the right to defend themselves. But (…) We do not want to see this war escalate beyond the destruction and violence that is already affecting the Ukrainian people.”The White House adviser explained and claims that he has “I received a guarantee from the Ukrainians that they will respect these wishes”.

The clarification came after images circulated on Russian social media showing US armored vehicles Humvee and MaxxPro being used in an attack on the Greyvoron border crossing in Russia’s Belgorod region in northeastern Ukraine on Monday, May 22. According to the governor, within forty-eight hours, fighters from the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Russian Freedom Legion, two military groups that gathered in Kyiv, entered several kilometers into Russian territory, killing a civilian and injuring thirteen. of the region.

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Western concern is even greater as Kiev’s troops have stepped up attacks on Russian soil in recent weeks, in some areas far from Ukraine. On Friday, two planes again struck Krasnodar, a large Russian city located southeast of the Sea of ​​Azov and more than 350 kilometers from the front. A day earlier, a missile was shot down over the city of Morozovsky, 300 kilometers from the Ukrainian lines. Belgorod and Bryansk, located on Russian territory in northern Ukraine, are also regularly targeted for bombing.

More symbolically, two drones of unknown origin struck the Kremlin on May 3 without causing significant damage or casualties. Ukraine denies any responsibility for the attack and has hinted that it may be Russian manipulation, but the thesis is not convincing across the Atlantic. According to US intelligence officials, quoted on May 24 New York TimesThe attack may have been initiated by the security services of Ukraine. The extent of the involvement of the authorities in Kyiv, especially the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, remains unclear.