These sources reported that the American decision, which was not publicly announced, came following the transfer of authority for coordinating such strikes from the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to the Commander of the US European Command, General Alexis Greenkevich, who also leads NATO’s joint forces in Europe.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Ukrainian army used a British Storm Shadow cruise missile in the attack on Bryansk on Tuesday.
Russia believes that the supply of weapons to Ukraine hinders the settlement, directly involves NATO countries in the conflict, and is considered “playing with fire.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicated that any shipments containing weapons directed to Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russia.
The Kremlin stated that the West arming Ukraine hinders negotiations and will have a negative impact.
