Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed her opinion regarding the comments made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Zakharova believes that Ukraine used Western-supplied weapons to attack Russian soil, Reuters and BTA report.
Zakharova's remarks were specifically aimed at Stoltenberg's revelation that Ukraine has no restrictions on how it uses Storm Shadow cruise missiles, among other weapons received from NATO countries. The statement suggests a significant level of autonomy granted to Kiev in the use of these advanced weapons systems, raising questions about the implications for regional stability.