''HOT'' NATO gives Ukraine the green light to use Western weapons to attack Russia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine has the right to use weapons provided by the West to defend itself against Moscow, including attacking targets within Russian territory.
Russia's war in Ukraine is a violation of international law. According to international law, Ukraine has the right to self-defense. And it also includes strikes against legitimate military targets, Russian military targets outside of Ukraine. That is international law, and of course, Ukraine has the right to do that to protect itself," Mr. Stoltenberg said in an interview earlier this week.

A NATO official confirmed to the Financial Times on February 22 that Mr. Stoltenberg meant Kiev's right to self-defense included attacking Russian military targets outside Ukraine.

According to Newsweek, Mr. Stoltenberg's statement seemed to signal that Ukraine could cross the "red line" previously outlined by Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned Kiev against using weapons provided by the West to launch attacks on Russian territory, saying this could risk escalating the conflict beyond its borders. Ukrainian world.

Initially, such warnings made the United States and some of its allies hesitant to provide long-range weapons to Kiev capable of attacking Russian territory. However, as the war dragged on for the second year, NATO countries began transferring long-range weapons to Ukraine.

In addition, the NATO Secretary General also talked about efforts to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, saying that the alliance "cannot say exactly" when this fighter will be delivered to Kiev.

We all want F-16s in Ukraine as soon as possible. But the F-16 will be most effective when more pilots are trained. And not just the pilots, but also the maintenance, personnel and all the support systems that must be in place to operate the aircraft," he emphasized. Meanwhile, Former Russian President, Vice Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned that providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine risks leading to nuclear conflict.
"If one of those planes takes off from a NATO country (to carry out a mission in Ukraine), what does that mean? It means an attack on Russia. I won't describe what could happen next. Such developments may not even be approved by NATO and US leaders," the former Russian President added.

Russia has repeatedly stated that NATO's aid efforts cannot prevent Russia from achieving its goals in Ukraine.