John Kirby: The US leaves in force the ban on hitting Russia’s territory with American missiles

The United States maintains the ban on striking Russian territory with long-range U.S. missiles for the Ukrainian armed forces, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications in the White House John Kirby said at the National Security Council of the White House.

“The president is consistent in his decision on long-range strikes. His stance is that the weapons provided by the U.S. should not be used against targets in Russia. He has not made any changes to that policy,” Kirby said at a briefing on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier that NATO countries are not only discussing the possibility of providing long-range weapons to Ukraine, but are actually busy deciding whether it is worth directly intervening in the conflict or not.

Putin noted that the direct participation of the West would change the nature of the conflict, and Russia would have to respond to new threats.

Spokesperson for the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Putin’s warnings about the consequences of strikes on Russian territory were very clear and undoubtedly reached the addresses.