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Ukraine wants permission from the west to use long-range Storm Shadow missiles to destroy targets deep inside Russia, believing this could force Moscow into negotiating an end to the fighting.

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.

Ukraine has been lobbying for months to be allowed to use Storm Shadow against targets inside Russia, but with little success. Nevertheless, as its army struggles on the eastern front, there is a growing belief that its best hope lies in counter-attack.

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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (13 children)

You can't say the DNC supports genocide but also supports an immediate permanent ceasefire. These are mutually-exclusive.

So there is a bit more nuance than you give credit as to why they denounce the collateral damage Israel is causing but continue to provide weapons. I don't agree with the giving of those weapons, but there are substantive reasons as to why they haven't stopped. The only people actually pulling the trigger on those weapons is the IDF. Bibi and Putin are of the same cloth.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

but also supports an immediate permanent ceasefire.

Talk is cheap. And as you said, they're continuing to provide weapons. Not much of an effort to prevent genocide.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

Pretty obvious they've been trying heavily to get a permanent ceasefire.

You can see that by the way Trump went behind their backs and told Bibi to not take the deal.

I mean, what, do you actually believe Harris and Biden want to be associated with and commit genocide? If the decision were that simple, during an election year, wouldn't you think they just — you know — would stop sending the aid? What is their motive?

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