2023-05-30 21:57:00
Combat drones over Moscow: USA make a clear statement
Von dpa, afp, Archyde.com, t-online
Updated on 05/31/2023 – 00:03Reading time: 17 min.
Day 462 since the start of the war: Britain believes attacks on Russian territory are justified. The White House disagrees. All information in the news blog.
The most important things at a glance
White House: Do not support attacks inside Russia
11:20 p.m.: After the drone strikes on Moscow, the US government reiterated that it would not support attacks within Russia. “We have made clear statements to the Ukrainians not only publicly but also privately, but we don’t want to get involved in hypotheses,” said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday in Washington. Information is currently being collected to find out exactly what happened. At the same time, she made it clear: “We do not support attacks within Russia. Period.”
She again called on Russia to end the war in Ukraine and condemned the “brutal” Russian air strikes on the neighboring country. According to Russian information, eight combat drones fell on the approach to Moscow on Tuesday night. Three of them were brought down by electronic means, five were shot down. Where the drones came from remained unclear. The Kremlin blamed Kyiv for the drone strikes. The Ukrainian government rejected this.
Selenskyj praises Chancellor Scholz’s determination
23 o’clock: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) for his “determination” in helping the country attacked by Russia. In a phone call on Tuesday, he thanked Scholz for the air defense systems that Germany supplied and thus saved the lives of Ukrainians, Zelenskyj said in his evening video message distributed in Kiev. “And I would like to thank Olaf, Mr. Chancellor, for his personal determination, which in many ways is becoming the determinant of the whole of Europe,” he continued.
Long after the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Germany was criticized in Kiev for hesitant aid. That’s over since Berlin delivered heavy battle tanks and anti-aircraft systems. Selenskyj estimated Germany’s total military aid for his country at three billion euros.
Zelenskyj made it clear that an effective anti-aircraft system was one of the main goals of his defense policy. “Russian terror must be defeated every day and night, in the skies of every Ukrainian city and village,” he said. Ukraine is experiencing more drone and missile attacks this May than it has in a month since the war began. Because there are always complaints about the lack of a protective bunker, the head of state called on the authorities to take action. “Shelters must be accessible in all cities.” There should also be more.
British Foreign Secretary: Ukraine may attack Russian territory
7:16 p.m.: According to British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Ukraine has the right to attack targets on Russian territory for the purpose of self-defense. The conservative politician said this on Tuesday at a press conference with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
However, Cleverly declined to comment on the drones that fell on Moscow. “I have no details and I will not speculate on the nature of the drone strikes on Moscow,” he said. In principle, however, it is part of Ukraine’s right to self-defense to strike beyond its own territory in order to reduce Russia’s ability to strike Ukrainian territory. “Legitimate military targets beyond its own borders are part of Ukraine’s right to self-defense,” Cleverly said.
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