General Ben Hodges, former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, said in an interview: France24He said the conflict in Ukraine could have ended last year if the West had provided Kiev with the “necessary tools”.
Commenting on the decision of the United States to allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to launch long-range missile strikes deep inside Russia, he noted that this step “should have been taken two years ago.”
Hodges also added that Russia would never start a nuclear war despite “numerous threats.”
Hodges in June statedThe United States has banned Ukraine from attacking Russian territory with long-range ATACMS missiles, fearing that the conflict would escalate excessively.
US President Joe Biden for the first time on November 17 allowed Ukraine will use ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory. On November 20, The Times newspaper reported that the United States had allowed Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike deep into Russia.
Formerly in the State Duma statedBiden ultimately wants to create more problems.
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Source: Gazeta
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