Biden Allows Ukraine to Hit Some Russia Targets With US Weapons
- The shift comes after mounting pressure from Kyiv and allies
- War in Ukraine is in third year as Russia escalates attacks
Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region.
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President Joe Biden will allow Ukraine to launch US-provided munitions against military targets inside a limited area of Russia, overcoming concern that any such move could provoke a wider war with the West.
Biden has given permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons near the northeast border area of Kharkiv so Ukraine can help neutralize a Russian advance in the region, according to a US official who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. Biden still won’t let Ukraine carry out long-range attacks with US weapons inside Russia, the official said.