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Norway: Ukraine has right to strike at Russian territory to defend itself
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says that Norway's position on Ukraine's ability to strike at Russian territory is clear and in line with international law
He said this in an interview with the Voice of America at the NATO summit.
"Our principled position is that as long as Ukraine's military actions comply with international law, the UN Charter, they should be able to use weapons to the best effect to protect Ukraine," the diplomat said.
"International law is very clear: if you are attacked, you can fight back against the attacker on the attacker's territory," he said.
The Norwegian Foreign Minister cited Kharkiv as an example. If Russia bombards the city from its territory, Ukraine has the right to strike back where it came from.
Eide emphasized that “Ukraine, not Putin, should win this war.”
Which countries allowed Ukraine to use its weapons to strike at Russia's territory
On May 2, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that Ukraine has the right to use British weapons to strike at Russian territory. In response, Russia threatened to strike at UK military facilities.
On May 26, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson said that Ukraine could use weapons provided by Stockholm to hit targets in Russia.
On May 27, the Parliamentary Assembly of the North Atlantic Alliance called on the governments of all NATO member states to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike at Russian targets.
Later, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Ukraine has the right to strike military targets in Russia.
Subsequently, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said that his country supports Ukraine's right to use Western weapons to strike targets in Russia.
Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Estonia, the Czech Republic, and Finland also gave permission to use their weapons outside Ukraine.
On May 29, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that the country had not set any conditions for the use of weapons when providing Kyiv with them.
At the same time, the United States continues to restrict Ukraine's ability to use the weapons it has been given.
On May 30, Norway said that Western countries should allow Ukraine to use their weapons on Russian territory to speed up Kyiv's victory.
On the same day, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that Ukraine would be able to use Danish F-16 fighter jets to strike military targets in Russia.
Latvia doesn't impose any restrictions on the use of its weapons for strikes on Russian territory, but doesn't discuss sending troops to Ukraine.
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said that Ukraine will be able to use F-16 fighter jets provided by her country to strike targets in Russia.
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