Mon Dec 12, 2022 – 12:25 pm ESTMon Dec 12, 2022 – 12:28 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The United States has given the green light to long range strikes inside Russia. This was a measure which was effectively off limits to the Ukrainians before last week, which saw drone strikes take place deep inside Russian territory.
Another strike came last week, on a civilian hotel in Russian-held Melitopol. This betokens a change in policy by the United States, whose former refusal to supply long range HIMARS missile capability has now been effectively rescinded. It is a decision which has heightened the chances of a direct conflict between NATO and Russia.
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The Russian leadership has warned that attacks on Russian territory will be met with an overwhelming response. These attacks, hitherto prohibited, constitute a serious provocation to the Russians and can be understood as a deliberate attempt to escalate the war in a measure which may lead to open conflict between Russia and NATO.
The head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, remarked yesterday on the likelihood of a full scale war with Russia:
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