Following the United States and the United Kingdom, France has also given approval: Ukraine can use our missiles.

France stated that Ukraine could use long-range French missiles against Russia "within the framework of legitimate defense" and that it "does not rule out any options" regarding the deployment of French soldiers to Ukraine.

FRANCE: WE HAVE NO RED LINES ON SUPPORTING UKRAINE

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who visited London, the capital of England, on November 22, gave an interview to the British broadcaster BBC. According to the interview, which BBC will publish in full tomorrow, Barrot noted that France has no red lines regarding support for Ukraine. Expressing that Western countries need to increase their defense budgets, Barrot said, "If we want to do more, we must spend more and face new threats."

"UKRAINE CAN USE FRENCH MISSILES AGAINST RUSSIA"

Barrot stated that Ukraine could use French-made long-range missiles against Russia "within the framework of legitimate defense." The French Minister, who avoided confirming whether these missiles had been used before, said, "Our principles are clear. Our messages have been clearly received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy."

"FRENCH SOLDIERS MAY GO TO UKRAINE"

Regarding the possibility of French soldiers participating in the war in Ukraine, Barrot stated, "We do not rule out any options." The French Minister emphasized, "We will support Ukraine with the amount and duration it needs. Why? Because our security is at stake here," noting that as the Russian army makes progress, the threat to Europe also increases. Barrot mentioned that they keep the door open for Ukraine's NATO membership and are working to align European allies closer to France's position on this issue.

US GRANTS MISSILE PERMISSION TO UKRAINE

Earlier this week, the American Washington Post (WP) reported, citing two senior US officials, that the US administration had granted permission for Ukraine to use the long-range ATACMS missiles it procured in a limited manner on Russian territory.

UKRAINE ATTACKED RUSSIA WITH LONG-RANGE MISSILES

Reports in the British press also indicated that the long-range cruise missiles "Storm Shadow," supplied by the UK to Ukraine, were used for the first time on Russian territory. These missiles are known to have a range of over 250 kilometers.

RUSSIA'S RESPONSE WAS PROMPT

Russian President Putin stated yesterday that in response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, the Russian army carried out an attack on one of Ukraine's military and industrial complex facilities, and during these attacks, one of Russia's medium-range missile systems was tested with a ballistic missile equipped with non-nuclear hypersonic equipment under combat conditions.

Putin emphasized that they have the right to use their weapons against countries that allow the use of weapons against Russian territory, stating, "I advise the ruling elites of countries planning to use their military forces against Russia to think seriously about this."