US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called on the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles to defend against Russia. This was reported by the own correspondent of "

“While Russia sends combat power to the front, Ukrainian soldiers need more weapons. They need more powerful weapons, they need longer range weapons to safely counter Russian offensive forces,” McConnell said..

He believes that one should not be afraid of Putin's threats of even greater escalation in the event that Ukraine is provided with weapons capable of striking targets deep into Russia's territory..

“Who has suffered the most from the risk of escalation is the Ukrainians, and they are not afraid, they are fighting for their lives, and Putin is already indiscriminately leveling their cities to the ground,” he stressed.. “The Biden administration should say it will provide Ukraine with longer range missiles… The administration should say if it will send anti-ship missiles.”.

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He also said that the leaders of European countries, who are afraid of an even greater escalation, should consider what Putin will do with their cities if Ukraine does not stop him..

We add that the United States has so far announced the transfer to Ukraine of MLRS with missiles that fire at targets at a distance of more than 64 km.

Recall that the United States told how many and what kind of weapons provided to Ukraine since the beginning of a full-scale war against Russia. In addition to everything provided, the United States is now looking for anti-ship missiles for Ukraine.