Serhii Nykyforov, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's spokesman, has said that the Russians would be the first to know if Ukraine receives permission from its allies to strike deep into Russian territory with Western long-range weapons.
Source: Nykyforov on the air of the national joint 24/7 newscast on 28 September
Quote: "We must understand that the Russians will be the first to know about the permission to strike deep into Russian territory. They will be the first to know, and then an official announcement will be made."
Details: The spokesman noted that "there is no final unambiguous decision" on this issue yet, but Zelenskyy "held talks with all the parties on whom this decision depends and who can provide the appropriate opportunities – Italy, France, the UK and, of course, the US".
Nykyforov said that Ukraine has a "strong general request" to its partners "with arguments, with all the tasks and all the calculations of what this permission will allow us [Ukrainians – ed.] to achieve in practice."
"We have this huge request, and we hope that the partners will give in," he said.
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Exact-Ad-1307 on September 28th, 2024 at 20:42 UTC »
Fantastic response direct and to the point.
BringBackApollo2023 on September 28th, 2024 at 20:28 UTC »
I’m cool with the first one going up Putin’s ass. Cut the head off the snake.
Tnargkiller on September 28th, 2024 at 20:03 UTC »
Feels like he wouldn't say something so zingy if he didn't already have an idea of a change in mindset by Biden after Zelenskyy's briefings. Hopefully the Russians get a "notification" of said permissions soon.