The U.S. has not "encouraged nor enabled" Ukraine to carry out strikes against Moscow within Russian borders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed late Tuesday. "We have neither encouraged nor enabled the Ukrainians to strike inside of Russia," he told reporters. "But the important thing is to understand what Ukrainians are living through every day with the ongoing Russian aggression against their country." PUTIN HOLDS COUNCIL MEETING ON DOMESTIC SECURITY FOLLOWING 3 AIRBASE 'EXPLOSIONS' Blinken said the U.S., along with its international partners, is determined to make sure Ukraine has what it needs to "defend themselves, to defend their territory, to defend their freedom." The secretary’s comments came after Russia accused Kyiv of carrying out drone strikes in three separate attacks this week – two of which hit Russian airbases hundreds of miles within Russian territory.  Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the alleged drones strikes, but it has appeared to celebrate the attacks.  The strikes – if in fact they were launched on Kyiv’s orders – show not only Ukraine’s increasing willingness to hit Russia back on its own territory, but also reflect Russia’s domestic defense vulnerabilities.  Two separate strikes on Monday hit Russia’s Engels Airbase in the southeast Saratov region and the Dyagilyaevo airfield, located near the city of Ryazan, roughly 125 miles southeast of Moscow.

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