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Let us show Putin we have ability to hit targets deep inside Russia, Ukraine urges west

www.theguardian.com Let us show Putin we have ability to hit targets deep inside Russia, Ukraine urges west

Kyiv wants to launch Anglo-French Storm Shadow missiles at Russia’s heartlands as ‘demonstration’ attacks

Let us show Putin we have ability to hit targets deep inside Russia, Ukraine urges west

Senior figures in Kyiv have suggested that using the Anglo-French weapons in a “demonstration attack” will show the Kremlin that military sites near the capital itself could be vulnerable to direct strikes.

The thinking, according to a senior government official, is that Russia will consider negotiating only if it believes Ukraine had the ability “to threaten Moscow and St Petersburg”. This is a high-risk strategy, however, and does not so far have the support of the US.

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