The newspaper quoted a Western official and two other people familiar with the discussions as saying,The White House A plan to ease some of the restrictions on how you can use it is nearing completion. Ukraine For weapons donated by the United States, and to better protect itself from Russian missiles“
One participant in the discussions said the talks were taking place in secret among a small group of officials inside the White House.
The Russian Foreign Minister warned Sergey LavrovThe United States, last week, joked about the “red lines” it had set. Russia.
Lavrov’s statements came in response to a question about the possibility of delivering long-range American missiles. For Ukraine.
Lavrov said that Washington has lost the sense of mutual deterrence that has supported the security balance between Moscow and Washington since cold warThis is dangerous.
Lavrov added, For Russian TV“I wouldn’t be surprised by anything, the Americans have already crossed the threshold they set for themselves. They have been provoked, and Zelensky, of course, sees this and benefits from it.”
“But they have to understand that they are joking about our red lines here. They should not be joking about our red lines,” he concluded.