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Merz Gives Ukraine Green Light to Strike Deep Inside Russia
Ukrainian artillerymen launch a missile attack on Russian military positions in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Photographer: Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine/Getty ImagesGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine has been given permission to use weapons supplied by its allies to launch strikes deep inside Russia.
“There are absolutely no range limits anymore for weapons delivered to Ukraine, not from Britain, the French or from us — also not from the Americans,” Merz said at a conference in Berlin on Monday. “That means Ukraine can defend itself by attacking military positions also in Russia.”