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The head of NATO's military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, emphasized that Ukraine has a firm legal and military right to strike targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
As The Associated Press writes, this policy reflects the beliefs of a number of US allies, even if the White House continues to block new opportunities for the Armed Forces.
"Every nation attacked has the right to defend itself. And this right is not limited to the border of your own country," the admiral believes.
Bauer acknowledged that countries have a sovereign right to limit the weapons they provide. Lieutenant General Karel Rzehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, who was standing next to him, made it clear that his country does not impose such restrictions on weapons on Kyiv.
"We believe that Ukrainians should decide for themselves how to use it," said the general.
Providing more support and training to Ukraine was a key topic at a meeting of NATO chiefs, but it was not clear on Saturday whether the debate over US restrictions on long-range strikes was discussed.
The publication noted that many European countries strongly supported Ukraine in part because of concerns that they would become Russia's next victim.
At the opening of the meeting, the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel broadly called on the military leaders gathered in the hall to be "courageous and open in formulating their assessments and recommendations." According to him, allies must "take the right steps and make the right decisions to protect our countries and our way of life."
Military leaders regularly develop plans and recommendations, which are then sent to NATO's civilian defense ministers for discussion, and then to the alliance's leaders.
The war in Ukraine - restrictions on the use of long-range weapons
The Guardian wrote that the US and Britain authorized strikes on Russia, but this was not announced.
BILD claims that Zelenskyi's strategy for winning the war includes a requirement to allow the deployment of Western long-range weapons for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation and the readiness of Ukraine to agree to a local ceasefire in some areas of the front, thus it will be a "temporary freezing of the situation."
