Refinitiv Newscasts - Russia draws a 'red line' on U.S.-Ukraine weapons
15/09/2022 17:20
Click the following link to watch video: https://share.newscasts.refinitiv.com/link?entryId=1_iuavcouo&referenceId=tag:reuters.com,2022:newsml_OV554515092022RP1_K15&pageId=RefinitivNewscasts Source: Thomson Reuters Description: Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States decided to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles, that Washington would become a direct party to the conflict. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Zelenskiy says more evidence of "genocide" is emerging in recaptured towns. Matthew Larotonda reports. Short Link: https://refini.tv/3BIepde Video Transcript: >> The Russian government is saying that if the United States starts supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles for its war effort, that it would represent a red line for Moscow. These are destroyed and abandoned tanks seen by Reuters and the town of the major logistics hub recently retaken by Ukrainian troops, Z symbols used to buy Russian forces to identify themselves. Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine are digging in and fortifying their defenses. According to a Ukrainian regional official, we said it would be difficult for Ukrainian troops to repeat their recent rapid advances. Speaking on Thursday, a spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry said that if the US did cross that red line and supply longer range rockets, that Washington would become a direct party to the conflict and that Russia, "reserves the right to defend its territory. " The US currently supplies Ukraine with rockets that can hit targets up to 50 miles away, and hasn't said publicly whether it will send rockets that can hit twice that range or more. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Vladimir Zalensky was back in Kiev to meet European Commission President Ursula Vanderline after a surprise visit to use Ezume a day earlier. This is what he says, Russian troops left behind. >> Our law enforcers are already receiving evidence of murder, torture, and abductions of people by the occupiers. And what we are seeing now in the Kiev region is the evidence of genocide against Ukrainians. >> Earlier this week, Ukraine reported that at least a thousand residents had been killed in six months of fighting. Russia has a long denied targeting civilians