{"id":2370315,"date":"2024-11-18T12:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-says-long-range-us-missiles-used-on-russia-would-add-fuel-to-the-fire-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:34:55","slug":"kremlin-says-long-range-us-missiles-used-on-russia-would-add-fuel-to-the-fire-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-says-long-range-us-missiles-used-on-russia-would-add-fuel-to-the-fire-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin says long-range US missiles used on Russia would add &#8216;fuel to the fire&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkremlin-says-long-range-us-missiles-used-on-russia-would-add-fuel-to-the-fire-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370315&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Kremlin has issued a \u2064warning \u2064regarding the U.S. \u200bdecision \u200dto authorize Ukraine\u200c to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office\/\" title=\"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-united-states-and-china-trade-blows-at-alaska-talks-what-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"The United States And China Trade Blows At Alaska Talks: What You Need To Know\">long-range<\/a> missiles<\/a> against Russian targets, stating\u200b that\u200c this would exacerbate already strained relations. Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented that the U.S. is provoking\u2064 further escalation \u2064in the ongoing\u200d conflict. \u2063President Biden \u200breportedly approved the use of U.S.-provided Army Tactical \u200cMissile Systems, a \u200crequest\u200c Ukrainian leaders have made for months.\u2063 Peskov \u200cemphasized that should this authorization be confirmed, it would signify a significant escalation in U.S. involvement. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously remarked that\u2064 this move could mean NATO countries are effectively\u200d at war \u2062with\u200b Russia, compelling \u2063them \u200dto respond to perceived \u200dthreats. The U.S. administration&#8217;s\u2062 authorization \u2064comes amid rising tensions fueled by\u2063 recent Russian\u2063 military \u200cactions\u2064 and has \u2062been considered a necessary response to ensure Ukraine&#8217;s defense capabilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kremlin warns use of long-range US missiles on Russia would add &lsquo;fuel to the fire&rsquo; in deteriorating relations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880784\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian government<\/a> is warning that U.S. authorization for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fire long-range missiles deep<\/a> into enemy territory will be &ldquo;adding fuel to the fire&rdquo; of deteriorating diplomacy surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"conflict\">conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>News outlets from the United States reported Sunday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Joe Biden<\/a> gave the green light for Ukrainian forces to fire U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems to strike military targets hundreds of miles away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-infuriated-by-pete-hegseths-take-on-women-in-combat-roles\/\" title=\"Dem Senator Infuriated by Pete Hegseth&#039;s Take on &#039;Women in Combat&#039; Roles\">front lines &#038;mdash<\/a>; a permission Ukrainian leaders have requested for months.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed the reports in a Monday press conference, saying that the Russian government has not confirmed the authorization but considers the move in line with the U.S. posture on the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is obvious that the outgoing administration in Washington intends to take steps and they have been talking about this, to continue adding fuel to the fire and provoking further escalation of tensions around this conflict,&rdquo; Peskov told the press in Moscow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during an extended meeting at the summit of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States at the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 8, 2024. (Sergei Ilnitsky\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;If such a decision has indeed been formulated and communicated to the Kyiv regime, it marks a significant escalation and a fundamentally new stage in terms of U.S. involvement in this conflict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Peskov pointed the media to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barack-obama-bruce-springsteen-release-podcast-on-unifying-america\/\" title=\"Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Release Podcast On \u2018Unifying America\u2019\">previous comments made<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a>, who he said has &ldquo;extremely clearly and unambiguously&rdquo; explained the risks of such authorization from Western powers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It would mean that NATO countries, the U.S., European countries, are at war with Russia,&rdquo; Putin said in September, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2024\/11\/18\/kremlin-warns-of-major-escalation-after-us-allows-ukraine-to-strike-russia-with-long-range-weapons-a87044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">translation<\/a> from the<em> Moscow Times. <\/em>&ldquo;If that&rsquo;s the case, then taking into account the change of nature of the conflict, we will take the appropriate decisions based on the threats that we will face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Such threats have previously deterred U.S. authorization, but increased belligerence from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"North Korean\">North Korean<\/a> mercenaries and a flurry of Russian strikes on civilian targets in recent weeks have forced the Biden administration to reflect on Ukraine&rsquo;s ability to survive without the ability to respond in kind.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all have to work to end the conflicts and crises that are eroding progress to improve security around the world,&rdquo; Biden said at the G20 summit in Brazil on Monday &mdash; his first comments on the conflict since green-lighting the missiles. &ldquo;The United States strongly supports Ukraine&rsquo;s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Everyone around this table, in my view, should as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>, in chorus with activists, strategists, and U.S. lawmakers, has continuously pleaded for permission to use long-range missiles to disrupt Russian military production and supply lines.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s response to Biden&rsquo;s decision was subdued during a Sunday address, simply reminding that securing &ldquo;long-range capabilities&rdquo; is one of the &ldquo;key elements&rdquo; of his country&rsquo;s proposed victory plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s been much said in the media today that we have received approval to take relative actions, but strikes are not carried out with words,&rdquo; the Ukrainian president said. &ldquo;These things are not announced. The missiles will speak for themselves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1880784\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1880784\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kremlin warns US long-range missile use would worsen relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2370316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24282564716228.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4885,41916,42994,37466],"class_list":["post-2370315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kremlin","tag-long-range-missiles","tag-military-tensions","tag-us-russia-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24282564716228.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370315"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370319,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370315\/revisions\/2370319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}