In Ukraine, Time To Call Putin’s Bluff on Using Western-Made Missiles Inside Russia

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The British foreign secretary, David Lammy, and his American counterpart, Antony Blinken, are visiting Kyiv today to discuss potentially lifting the existing restrictions for Ukraine to use Western-made long-range missiles inside Russia. 

American allies such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have signaled openness to easing restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western-made weaponry to conduct offensive strikes at military targets in Russia, particularly as Russian attacks in Ukraine have intensified. Washington is hesitant, fearing escalation and that President Putin may threaten to deploy Russia’s nuclear arsenal. 

Ms. Stradner serves as an advisor to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Barish Center for Media Integrity, where her research focuses on Russia’s information operations and cybersecurity, particularly Russia’s use of advanced forms of hybrid warfare and the threat they pose to the West.