The Pentagon suspends the usage by Ukraine of US long-range ATACMS missiles for attacks on targets located in Russia," the "Wall Street Journal", citing sources in the US administration.
The information came as the president of the United States increasingly openly expresses frustration over the prolonged war and deficiency of advancement in trying to scope a peace agreement.
The U.S. makes war hard for Ukraine
Donald Trump's gathering with Vladimir Putin and later talks with the European leaders and president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski did not bring any results.
– I will decide whether we are imposing immense sanctions, whether advanced duties or both. Or we will do nothing and say: this is your war – Trump stated, signaling that he is considering further steps towards Moscow.
According to the "WSJ" with approval to usage ATACMS missiles responds to defence secretary Pete Hegseth, and a peculiar procedure at the Pentagon effectively blocks Kiev from hitting into Russia.
At the same time, Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow late stated in a conversation with NBC that there were no plans to meet Putin with Zelenski. The White home and the Pentagon have not commented on these reports so far. The Office of the president of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence there did not mention to the case either.
Ukraine celebrates 34th anniversary of independence
Meanwhile, the 34th anniversary of Ukraine's independency is celebrated in Kiev on the weekend, to which high-ranking representatives of many countries have arrived. Among abroad guests were, among others, a peculiar U.S. envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Carney, just after arriving in the Ukrainian capital, stressed that Canada was expanding its commitment to a just and lasting peace in the region. “Since 1991, erstwhile we were 1 of the first to recognise Ukraine’s independence, we have a relationship based on common values – peace, safety and democracy”, said the Canadian Prime Minister, as quoted by Kyiv Independent.
The celebration was besides attended by defence ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Romania, Lithuania and Latvia and the British Veteran Minister. As described in the Ukrainian portal, Keith Kellogg appeared in downtown Kiev alongside president Andrij Jermak's Head of Bureau and erstwhile Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
The visit of the American envoy is at a crucial minute erstwhile Ukraine, the US and European states discuss safety guarantees to guarantee the long-term stableness of Ukraine and deter Russia from future aggressive actions.
