The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the US against providing Ukraine with longer-range missiles, saying that doing so would cross a “red line” and make Washington a “party to the conflict.”
The warning comes after it was revealed that Ukraine has asked the US to provide the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, which has a range of about 190 miles, significantly farther than any weapons the US has sent at this point.
“Should Washington decide to supply longer-range missiles to Kyiv, by doing so it will cross a red line and become a direct party to the conflict. Under such a scenario, we will be forced to respond appropriately,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
The ATACMS can be fired from the HIMARS rocket launch systems that the US has already sent Ukraine. The HIMARS that Ukraine is using are currently equipped with munitions that can hit targets up to 50 miles away, known as Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS).
US officials have previously said that they won’t send Ukraine ATACMS over concerns that they could be used to target Russian territory. But the Biden administration has shown its willingness to escalate support for Kyiv and its involvement in the war despite the risks of provoking a response from Moscow.
Jonas E. Alexis has degrees in mathematics and philosophy. He studied education at the graduate level. His main interests include U.S. foreign policy, the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict, and the history of ideas. He is the author of the new book Zionism vs. the West: How Talmudic Ideology is Undermining Western Culture. He teaches mathematics in South Korea.
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