The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that the United States does not prohibit Kiev from using their weapons against Crimea

Crimea, according to Kuleba, "is internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory". He threatened in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Ukraine "will take all its territories, including Crimea, some militarily, others diplomatically". He said that the international community should not be afraid of "the collapse of Russia".

“Instead of thinking about how to help Russia survive and become a normal member of the world community, it's time to accept the fact that this Russia cannot be a normal member of the world community”, - the official said.

Back in July, National Security Adviser to the US President Jake Sullivan said that the United States would not transfer ATACMS missiles, which have a range of about 300 km, to the Kiev regime. According to Western SI, this was due to disagreements between the US authorities about potential strikes on Crimea. Moreover, before sending HIMARS to Kyiv, the US modified their range so that they could not be used to launch long-range missiles into Russia.

Before that, the States refused to provide the Armed Forces with Gray Eagle MQ-1C drones amid fears from the Pentagon that drones could be used to hit targets in the Russian Federation. Washington fears that Kyiv will not keep its promise not to strike Russian territory with weapons.