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The United States is considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with missiles capable of hitting Russian targets deep inside, even reaching the Russian capital...
Moscow could soon become a target of Kiev, leading the conflict in Ukraine to an unprecedented escalation.
More than international sanctions and drones launched by the Ukrainian military against Russian energy facilities, Putin's strategy, which has transformed special military operations into a fierce trench warfare, may soon be challenged by a decision currently being considered by the US administration.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House is evaluating the possibility of supplying Ukraine, among other things, with long-range missiles such as Tomahawks and Barracudas, capable of reaching targets within a radius of approximately 1,500 miles, thus potentially including the Russian capital on the list of targets.
Analysts note that so far, most volunteers registered in the Russian army have come from the poorest regions of the Federation, such as Dagestan in the North Caucasus and Buryatia on the border with China.
What appeals to new recruits, who are not ethnic Russians, is the prospect of substantial salaries, more than three times the local average wage. According to experts consulted by The Sun, this policy has effectively ensured that Muscovites can continue to live undisturbed despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
This observation is confirmed by figures published by BBC Russia and Mediazona, which estimate that since the start of national mobilization in September 2022, "only" 242 recruits from the Russian capital have died.
Moscow's relative calm, according to the Levada Center - one in two Muscovites claims not to know anyone fighting in Ukraine - may be coming to an end, however.
Expert Keir Giles told The Sun that Vladimir Putin has created a bubble around the Russian capital, but that "if the war directly affects big cities like Moscow and St Petersburg", the effect will be "very different to the fact that the costs of war fall only on the most disadvantaged segments of the population". For now, the analyst describes the ongoing occupation as "something that city dwellers can easily pretend only happens to other people far away".
Mark Galeotti, another expert consulted by the British newspaper, argues that Moscow is well-defended and that it is difficult for Kiev to strike, as it has done on several occasions, with long-range drones that are mostly shot down by the enemy. The US green light to send Tomahawk missiles, the same ones used by the US against Iranian nuclear facilities, however, could allow Ukraine to strike targets deep inside Russia and sow chaos in the capital.
Meanwhile, in recent hours, Putin commented on the possibility of a possible supply of long-range missiles from Washington to the Ukrainian army. "This possible decision," the Kremlin chief declared, "will spoil our relations, or at least the positive trend that is emerging in these relations."
While US President Donald Trump has not yet made a final decision, the Wall Street Journal has reported that the White House has already authorized intelligence agencies and the Pentagon to pass to Ukraine classified information necessary to carry out long-range missile attacks against the Federation's energy infrastructure. /Adapted Pamphlet /
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