Ermak and Umerov visit the US: they will ask for permission to launch long-range missiles at the Russian Federation

This week, the head of the presidential administration, Andrei Yermak, and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will meet with representatives of the Joe Biden administration to seek to convince Washington to lift restrictions on the use of American weapons against Russia, according to the commentary portal, which is reported by CNN.

Rustem Umerov and Andrei Ermak. Photo: Open Source

An unnamed people’s deputy told CNN that the Ukrainian side has prepared a list of strategic targets on Russian territory that need to be attacked in order to change the course of the war in favor of Ukraine.

Of particular note is that Defense Minister Umerov is set to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday. However, it is not clear who exactly Andrei Ermak will meet with.

The publication also recalled that Ukraine had previously successfully used American long-range weapons, including the ATACMS tactical missile system, to destroy Russian air defense systems in occupied Crimea. The United States approved the act at the time, but now the White House is concerned about “escalation.”

“We believe that an attack by American weapons deep into Russian territory is no more provocative than an attack by American weapons on the territory near the Russian border… Both are Russian territory, it does not matter how deep the target is,” the Ukrainian deputy explained to the publication.

It is worth noting that Ukrainian officials hope that the United States can understand Ukraine’s statement.

Let’s recall that the United States has previously allowed Ukraine to use American weapons to attack Russian forces and Russian military facilities.

Therefore, the strike was authorized Military facilities If American weapons are located deep within Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory.

In May, when Russia launched a new offensive in the Kharkiv region but was repelled by Ukrainian armed forces, the White House again relaxed some restrictions on the use of U.S. weapons. However, the Biden administration has so far refused to allow Ukraine to launch U.S. long-range missile attacks deep into Russian territory.

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