"Not we are initiators": Zelensky explained whether the Taurus strikes in the territory of the Russian Federation would be struck

According to the adviser to the chairman of the OP Mikhail Podolyak, the decision to use certain weapons will be made by the military, given the strategic motives. At the same time, Ukraine strictly adheres to all the arrangements that it concludes with its allies. Ukraine is running a defense war, so it has the right to destroy any Russian objects. Accordingly, if Kiev has tools that allow it to do it, then it will take advantage of this.

This was stated by the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak on Channel 24, answering the question whether Ukraine will be able to beat Taurus in Russia if it receives them. According to him, three components are important in this context. He recalled that, first, the decision to use a particular type of weapon should be made by the military, based on tactical and strategic considerations.

They will accurately have specific arguments why they use weapons in one way or another. The second factor lies in the plane of compliance with the arrangements and Ukraine is aware of the importance of trusting relations within the Allied Partnership. "If we agree with partners, Ukraine strictly adheres to these arrangements. It does not drain the information, does not catch this information," Podolyak stressed.

The third factor, according to the adviser to the head of the OP, is that, having initiated the war, Russia gave Ukraine the opportunity to use articles of the UN Convention and within the framework of international law to wage war, including in Russia, destroying military objects, "not we are initiators of war. We are leading a defensive war. And we have the right to use them absolutely legitimately, "Podolyak summarized.