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NATO Head Urges Lifting Restrictions On Kyiv Striking Targets In Russia


NATO's Jens Stoltenberg (left) meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv in April
NATO's Jens Stoltenberg (left) meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv in April

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine should be allowed to use Western-supplied weapons in strikes against military targets inside Russia. In an interview with The Economist published on May 24, the NATO head called on members to “consider whether they should lift” their current restrictions, saying they make it “very hard” for Ukraine to defend itself.

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