Trump authorizes strikes on Russia, but Pentagon doesn’t always agree – Kellogg
29 September 2025 13:21
US President Donald Trump has authorized long-range strikes on Russian territory. At the same time, he noted that sometimes the Pentagon did not give Ukraine permission to carry out such operations. This was stated by US Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg on Fox News, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to Kellogg, according to statements by Trump himself, as well as Vice President Jamie Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Washington’s official position is clear – Kyiv has the right to use modern means to strike strategic targets deep in Russia.
“Everyone has to follow the president’s orders. He is the commander-in-chief under the Constitution, and everyone must act accordingly. If the president says ‘left’, you go left. If he says “right,” you go right. This is the president. As far as I know, none of us received votes, but he did. So if the president says to do something, you just have to do it,” Kellogg said.
Trump’s position on strikes against Russia
On the air of the American TV channel Fox News, Kellogg was asked whether this means that Ukraine can conduct long-range strikes against Russia. The general replied:
“Based on what he said, as well as statements by Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, the answer is yes. We must use the opportunity to strike deep. There are no ‘sanctuaries’.”
President Trump has authorized long-range strikes into Russia, Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg says — but occasionally Ukraine has not been granted authority by the Pentagon to carry them out.
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This statement emphasizes that Ukrainian forces agree to strike strategic targets deep in Russian territory, which is an important element of Ukraine’s defense strategy.
Earlier , US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was considering lifting restrictions on Kyiv’s use of long-range US weapons to strike Russian territory.
The meeting took place on September 23 during a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. During the informal conversation, Zelenskyy asked Trump not only to provide Ukraine with more long-range missiles, but also to allow them to be used against targets within the Russian Federation.
According to WSJ sources, Trump did not object to this idea, but did not make any official promises to lift the restrictions.
As a reminder, on September 25, Trump publicly called on Russia to stop its aggression against Ukraine, saying that the Kremlin continues “senseless killings, achieving virtually nothing.”
Earlier, the American president also said that he had received information about a “new counteroffensive” by Ukrainian forces and promised to support Kyiv. According to him, “everything will be done right,” and the war between Russia and Ukraine “will end, and there will be good news.”
