Foreign affairs committee member Mariia Ionova calls for change in strategy as Russian politician warns Biden’s move is escalation ‘to the maximum’
A Ukrainian MP has said that the use of longer range missiles against Russia is not a “silver bullet” that will guarantee victory for Ukraine, and called for a change of strategy from western leaders.
Mariia Ionova, who sits on the foreign affairs committee in the Ukrainian parliament, told listeners of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme:
Missiles are not the silver bullet against our common enemies, and that is why we are asking all our friends that we need a change in strategy, because our enemies are united and we should stand together as well.
When we are talking about this permission [for longer range missile fire], yes, we appreciate it, but that [alone] will not bring a victory.
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