WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden’s administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a significant change to Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.
The move by the United States two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20 follows months of requests by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine’s military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.
The change follows Russia’s deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces, a development that has caused alarm in Washington and Kyiv.
The first deep strikes are likely to be carried out using ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), according to the sources.
I get that .ml is a Chinese-based server full of anti-west sentiments, but you guys have to recognize that the resolution to not strike Russian land itself is completely ridiculous, right?
Russia is waging total war on Ukraine. Other countries have been supplying arms under the premise of self defense, but the idea that one side of a war isn’t allowed to be aggressive is straight up propaganda.
The “peace talks” that are coming are going to involve total surrender of Russian claimed land on Ukraine’s part.
Somehow augmenting Russian defense forces with foreign armies is just poor old Russia reacting to a sucker punch while augmenting Ukraine’s is tantamount to starting ww3.
The idea that Ukraine can’t use foreign aid to strike back only really makes sense if you believe Ukraine owes Russia land in the first place. Otherwise, regardless of what side you’re on, it’s just walking on eggshells about escalation when the only one actually escalating anything is Russia.