Scholz Disavows Kiev Over Using German Weapons to Attack Russian Territory - Global Research
Global ResearchSEP 2024
Because of current restrictions on long-range weapons, Russia simply moves its weapons out of range, hampering Ukraine's ability to put any pressure on its military. Ukraine has waited too long to receive these permissions.
Should NATO countries lift restrictions and allow their long-range weapons to strike Russia, RussiaMoscow will have no choice but to see this as NATO's direct involvement in the war and respond accordingly. This would be a fundamental escalation of the conflict — the West needs to tread carefully.
There is a 20% chance that Russia will have significantly expanded its controlled territory in Ukraine on Jan. 1, 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.