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Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert
Kiev is no longer hiding its desperation to be authorized to strike targets in “deep Russia.” After several failed requests for authorization from the US, the regime has asked British officials to support its demand, claiming that the measure is necessary for Ukraine to achieve its strategic objectives in the war. London is not in a position to authorize or not such attacks without previous consensus with the Americans, but Kiev’s thirsty for escalation makes it act irrationally.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal asked UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to support Ukraine’s demand to use long-range missiles against Russia. Lammy was on an official visit to Kiev jointly with Antony Blinken. Some Western analysts expected Blinken’s trip to be aimed precisely at announcing a public authorization for these strikes, but no change in the American position has been declared so far.
During a meeting with the British official, Shmyhal said:
“We [Ukrainians] hope that long-range equipment for strikes on the territory of our enemy will be reached and we will have it. And we hope for your help and support in this issue.”
Lammy seemed uncomfortable with the request, as the words sounded like a clear attempt to create a “lobby” and pressure the US to accept Ukraine’s demands. Lammy avoided giving a conclusive answer on the matter, but a day before the meeting with Shmyhal he had already made it clear that strategic decisions would not be announced on the trip.
“It’s hugely important that we (Lammy and Blinken) are travelling together to hear from our Ukrainian counterparts and President Zelensky their assessment of the situation on the ground and their needs on the ground (…) It would, however, be quite wrong to comment on the detail of operational issues in a forum such as this, because the only person who could benefit is Putin, and we will do nothing to give him any advantage in his illegal invasion,” Lammy said.
In the same vein, Blinken confirmed that the purpose of the trip is only to listen to Ukrainian demands and needs, without making any decisions at the current time. He said that everything discussed during the trip will be reported to the American and British governments after the end of the expedition, and any possible decision will therefore be made only at a later date – implying that any Ukrainian effort for “authorization” is futile for now.
“One of the purposes of the trip we will be taking together is to hear directly from the Ukrainian leadership including President Zelensky about exactly how the Ukrainians see their needs in this moment, toward what objectives and what we can do to support those needs (..) All I can tell you is we will be listening intently to our Ukrainian partners, we will both be reporting back to the Prime Minister, to President Biden in the coming days, and I fully anticipate this is something they will take up when they meet on Friday,” Blinken said.
Meanwhile, London seems willing to shift the focus of Ukraine’s demands. The UK has announced new sanctions against ships that are allegedly working to circumvent the embargo on Russian oil. Lammy commented on the move during his visit to Kiev, describing it as a kind of strategic victory for the Western-Ukrainian side. He said the sanctions could inflict serious damage on the Russian economy, thereby hampering its military efforts. Lammy seems to simply want Kiev to see such “moderate” measures as “sufficient” and stop asking for escalating military policies.
“Russia has been forced to spend over eight billion dollars (£6 billion) amassing this shadow fleet. But with sanctioned tankers loitering and unable to load oil, we are determined to make Putin’s investment an expensive misstep for the Kremlin,” Lammy added.
Some analysts believe that Blinken and Lammy secretly “authorized” the deep strikes during the trip. There is no evidence to support this claim so far, but it would be a suicidal move by Western powers. If Kiev starts launching such attacks from now, Moscow will be sure that such authorization was given. In this scenario, Russia would be forced to respond incisively, which would result in a widespread escalation of violence.
Washington and London undoubtedly want war, but they do not want to be targeted by Russia in retaliatory action, since neither side would benefit from an open or nuclear war. If Kiev uses these weapons against deep Russian territory, the US and UK will most likely claim that they did not give any authorization, leaving the Ukrainian regime to take the responsibility alone.
Asking London for help is pointless, since the British would never make a decision without prior communication with the US. London and Washington act together in all their moves. Kiev’s desperation to generate escalation and internationalization is preventing Ukrainian officials from seeing that there is no strategic sense in their actions. “Pressuring” international sponsors is a futile effort, since Ukraine, as a proxy agent, is supposed to follow orders, not demand anything.
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coon tether uk foreign secretary david lammy would be beaten to death by the white supremacists of the following organizations: ss aidar, ss kraken, wolfsangel (aka azov), waffen ss nachtigall (who are now in kursk killings civilians), leibstandarte adolf hitler, right sektor – all of them hate untermensche apes niggas like him, and all of them are leading the ukrainian government and military. all of them funded by the uk tax payers. send the uk the small tsunami they deserve
halfwit neo-nazi ghouls of the following organizations: ss aidar, ss kraken, wolfsangel (aka azov), waffen ss nachtigall (who are now in kursk killings civilians), leibstandarte adolf hitler are all being killed by jews right now. your welcome
when the first storm shadow flies towards moscow and russia thinks it comes from a nato country —- boooom ww3….heheheh
this proves how stupid the nato clique is, a gang of idiots 🤡🤡🤡
we’ve known that for years now, no further proof needed.
you and your fake names everyday, at least half a dozen every day, are so transparent such a troll
“a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by insignificant western statesmen, fatuous philosophers and petty ukrainian propagandists”.
which are you, sonny boy?
does that detract from what he/they post? you’re too easily distracted, like a child chasing after a feather in the wind.
my pronouns are they, them, those, there, this and that. use them or i’ll sue.
nothing is what it seems. nato won’t lose america will be reformed from within structurally but it won’t really be defeated, at least washington dc won’t be the american people will be its a big difference
america will be sent off to reform school per kamala’s instructions, as it should be..
and you will be the first to be pulverized by a s*rmat boooom ….heheheh
hehehe he little tommy thumbelina
get lost hehehe little deceiver.
you’re as ridiculous as your fake names suggest only the other equally ludicrous crew, of like minded fools would entertain anything you said as serious which is why out if over 8 billion people it’s just you few here. how many are you really two?
consider seeking professional medical help for your schizophrenia…
a good dose of radiation should cure his ills.
look how stupid you look popping up with new fake names every 5 minutes you loser
look how stupid you look po pping up with new fake names every 1 minutes you loser
not clever enough to keep up? try harder.
no they’re all blm. your foolish and it shows. hitler wasn’t racist because he believed in aryan supremacy which is iranian supremacy not what you think you know. iranians are middle eastern. he called his alsatian blondie because he was educated about race and genetics unlike you trolloping band of jokers who think propagandas are the truth
you are sick, seek help, and save us from your schizophrenic word salads …
as uc you’re names goldstien you twat your trolling is so obvious you wouldn’t fool a 8 year old
my name is ebdul ebdullah el fetih.i am bangladesh living in munchen germany.we muslim protest germany ukranian kids get 500€ per kid but muslim kids only 300€ we ask government germany? why our social are less? i have 11 children. angela mercel said me “come” when ancela merkel was president ukranian and arab kids get were= why now germany pays ukranian kids more money social 11 kids×300 euro=3300 doner=6 euro germany when will start paying 500 to muslim kids only protest if not
is that why you support ukraine, because you’re an amateur nazi idiotlogue? so many of you, it’s not hard to follow your tracks. herd hitlerites rarely are difficult to bag, even without the tattoos.
, coon n xmduit wot?
do the background checks on the cast, schooling family church. join the dots.
if someone did background checks on your family, they’d find a chain of mental retards long enough to reach the moon and back. lol
nato/u.s psychopaths have been hitting targets inside the russian federation for over a year now. the russian authorities need to be more proactive and firm to stop the escalation. perhaps they want the escalation so they can finish the job? that being demilitarization and denazification not only ukraine but the west as a whole.
no, there is a more deeper explanation i think
it’s about to get very hot in moscow…heheheh
you’ve been saying that for some time. meanwhile, military personnel of the failed ukrainian cia project continue to metamorphose into taco meat at an alarming rate.
“taco meat” is what your mom’s male clients call her…hahaha
your delusional
he’s paid to work the site as anti anerican anti israel anti russian troll
project ukraine was sold off to big lots early this year already. that’s why it just declared bankruptcy.
i read the weather forecast too, should be up to 29 deg celsius today.
neither of them look like the originals to me. i see two smirks, two carefully blank faces, and another disbelieving.
time is running out for ukraine. the military and political leadership needs to make a decision soon. do they continue to follow the path to obliteration as ordered by their junkie fuhrer or do they get rid of him and/or hand him over to face justice. putin the benevolent is willing to grant amnesty to those who help end vlodymyr the clown insolentskyy’s sad paradox.
that won’t happen. zelensky would be terminated for desertion just like any soldier if he tried
seems like the posting on this site is still broken. just wanted to check.
world war iii, here we come.
“war is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.” desiderius erasmus
“we are the indispensable nation, until we’re dispensed with”: thomas paine
“war is cruelty. there is no use trying to reform it. the crueller it is, the sooner it will be over.” william tecumseh sherman
nice picture of beavis and butterhead in the intro.
“fantasies flow from my brain like butter off a hot knife” tony blinkety blank
my name is ebdul ebdullah el fetih.i am bangladesh living in munchen germany.we muslim protest germany .ukranian kids get 500€ per kid but muslim kids only 300€ we ask government germany? why our social are less? i have 11 children. angela mercel said me “come” when ancela merkel was president ukranian and arab kids get were= why now germany pays ukranian kids more money social 11 kids×300 euro=3300 doner=6 euro germany when will start paying 500 to muslim kids only protest if not
you definitely should buy a ukrainian passport.
ukraine is the place to be…if you are a jewish nazi, a nato nazi and the certain kind of islamic terrorist
“one of my biolabs was dedicated to turning bat lashes and lizard tongues into banderite folk heroes of wwii”. tory noodleman
diversity hire and big tub of lard lammy is britain’s answer to idi amin.
didn’t they call him the laimey limey oreo cookie in school?
it it the pitch version of boris “hermann goering” johnson?!
christ, he fooled me good. i thought it was austin powers at first glance.
is this another wonder weapon? snake the beast is drowning in it’s own blood. sorry, but your bullshito country is getting whacked, ukro shits are going down. and mind one thing: kadyrov.
the uk will do this, and when russia reacts the uk will go running to uncle sugar. uncle sugar will wash his hands of it and leave sucker john bull to face the music alone. russia will supply advanced weapons to iran, n. korea, hezbollah, the houthis, s400s, su35s, anti ship missiles, radar, electronic warfare. proxy attacks on the uk. generalissimo lammy. the uk has 40 operational tanks and 7 serviceable surface ships. mighty mouse. the mouse that roared. the uk will be left to hang out to dry.
they don’t like it up em, captain mainwaring! don’t panic! we’ll soon sort out johnny russian!
you keep workin’ on it, black knight.
blinken is such a pencil necked nabob.
the fact is that – i have mentioned this, and any expert, both in our country and in the west, will confirm this – the ukrainian army is not capable of using cutting-edge high-precision long-range systems supplied by the west. they cannot do that. these weapons are impossible to employ without intelligence data from satellites which ukraine does not have. this can only be done using the european union’s satellites, or us satellites – in general, nato satellites. this is the first point.