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Ukraine needs the ability to strike deep within Russia now, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. and allied military leaders Friday as Kyiv more fervently pressed the West to loosen weapons use restrictions and allow it to target Russian air bases and launch sites far from the border.

Zelenskyy made the case during an in-person meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. He appeared to make inroads with some of the defense leaders from the 50-plus partner nations who regularly gather to coordinate weapons aid for the war.

His request comes after a series of recent deadly Russian airstrikes, including against a Ukrainian military training center that killed more than 50 and wounded hundreds this week. On Friday, the Kremlin fired five ballistic missiles at the city of Pavlohrad in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring at least 50 people, regional Gov. Serhii Lysak said.

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[-] thejoker954@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

Let this man protect his country damnit.

We need to stop leaving good people to hang out to dry.

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 month ago

Claim the territory as Ukraine, attack Ukraine territory.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You can't really do that without a referendum in said territory.

[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

At some point he should stop asking and just fucking do it, even a small one just to see what reaction it would bring. Otherwise this is gonna keep going for a long time.

[-] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

The risk reward of doing that isn’t great. Ukraine is unlikely to end the war sooner using the current western weapons against long range targets in Russia. They will need a recurring supply. If they blatantly ignore the terms of the weapons they have already received then they won’t get anymore.

Best case scenario, Ukraine gets the go ahead and we hear about it after they start using them. But Ukraine won’t use them without permission, it’s too risky. If (hopefully when) they get permission it will be alongside a large delivery of these weapons.

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