On the morning of May 31, President Volodymyr Zelensky received a certain message regarding US consent to strikes on Russian territory.
Zelensky said this at a press conference in Sweden.
"We had a message from the American side. Early in the morning today (May 31), I received this message from my military," he said, answering a question about permission to attack targets in the Russian Federation with American weapons.
According to the president, he cannot disclose details, but wants to "see what will happen in practice."
“But what I see is a step forward anyway, towards that goal that we discussed earlier. To make it possible for us to protect our people who live in settlements near the border," Zelensky emphasized.
- On May 30, it became known that the US President Joe Bidenʼs administration has already secretly allowed Ukraine to use American weapons on Russian territory, but with restrictions. Earlier, The Washington Post wrote with reference to sources that there are no restrictions for Ukraine on the use of American air defense equipment to shoot down Russian missiles or fighter jets over the territory of Russia, "if they pose a threat to Ukraine."
- Later, Zelenskyʼs spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov confirmed that the United States had authorized the use of American weapons to strike Russia — but there were limits.