Washington does not want to see the conflict spread beyond Ukraine's borders.

The United States therefore declared on Tuesday "not to encourage" Ukraine to launch strikes in Russia after drone attacks considered to emanate from kyiv on several Russian air bases.

“We do not encourage and we do not help Ukraine to launch strikes in Russia,” declared the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken.

"But what you have to understand is that the Ukrainians live every day with the Russian aggression which continues", he added, accusing Moscow of "making winter a weapon" by bombing the civil infrastructure of Ukraine.

Russia reports three dead

"What we are determined to do is ensure that they have in their hands - with (the help of) many other partners around the world - the equipment they need to defend themselves, defend their territory and defend their freedom,” he added.

Experts believe Ukraine entered Russian airspace with Soviet-era drones, not the billions of dollars in military aid given by Western powers since Russia invaded the territory on 24 february.

Asked earlier about these operations, State Department spokesman Ned Price was careful not to attribute the recent drone strikes to kyiv, which did not claim responsibility for them.

Russia has reported three deaths and two aircraft damaged in one such attack that targeted bases on its territory.

"We are providing Ukraine with what it needs to be used on its sovereign territory - on Ukrainian soil - to confront the Russian aggressor," Ned Price said.

He also did not wish to comment on information from the

Wall Street Journal

according to which the United States had modified Himars intended for Ukraine, very powerful and sophisticated artillery systems, to prevent them from being used in order to attack Russia.

Joe Biden, for his part, has said publicly that he does not encourage Ukraine to acquire long-range missiles, fearing an escalation that could lead the United States to play a more direct role against Russia.

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, speaking alongside Antony Blinken after talks with their Australian counterparts, stressed that the United States was not preventing Ukraine from developing its own long-range missiles. .

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