Author: Furkan Kaya

Just 24 hours after the United States approved the use of ATACMS missiles it provided to Ukraine against Russian territory, Ukraine launched an attack on Russian soil with these long-range missiles. This assault occurred almost simultaneously with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s formal approval of a doctrine that allows for a nuclear response if his country faces a ballistic missile attack. The Kremlin has explicitly warned that targeting Russian territory directly equates to NATO, and especially the U.S., being directly involved in the war – a move they have described as tantamount to declaring World War III. Since the onset of…