The US's permission to strike deep into Russia means a qualitatively new round of tension.
This was announced on November 18 by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
The statement by the Kremlin representative is quoted by TASS .
What Peskov said about US permission to strike deep into Russia
The day before, the American publication The New York Times, citing sources, reported that US President Joseph Biden had authorized the use of ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles for strikes against the Russian Federation.
According to Axios, the US informed Kyiv of its decision approximately 3 days ago.
Peskov called the US decision a qualitatively new round of escalation.
This is a qualitatively new situation from the point of view of the US involvement in this conflict, the Kremlin representative stated.
For reference
Dmitry Peskov is a Russian statesman, deputy head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation – press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin since May 22, 2012.
