A U.S. official told Fox News that the Pentagon and Intelligence Committee advised against allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia.
A U.S. official told Fox News the Intelligence Committee and Pentagon have recommended against modifying a U.S. policy that would allow Ukraine to strike targets deep within Russia using U.S.-made long-range missiles, citing there would be greater costs than benefits.
President Biden has not ruled out changing the policy in the future, and the U.S. has not officially said 'no' to Ukraine. Still, a U.S. official told Fox the reason Biden has not been inclined to change the policy is because there would be little benefit, and potentially some cost. 'It would be irresponsible if we didn’t take into account what Russia would do,' the official said.
The official reiterated that concerns about escalation are not the only factor driving Biden’s thinking. If a change in policy was made, the IC assessed that Russia would just reposition its assets out of range. Still, Fox was told that the Biden administration is considering more sanctions in response to North Korean troops being sent to Russia. The U.S. is currently in talks with its allies and partners about the best way to move forward, the official added.
During the exchange, Heinrich asked why the U.S. had not approved long-range missiles for Ukraine to use – given it is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s No. 1 request – as U.S. officials sounded the alarm about what could have far-reaching implications if North Korean soldiers go into Ukraine. 'We don’t exactly know what these guys are going to do,' Kirby said. 'We don’t know what they’re going to do. We don’t know if they’re going to deploy into combat or not.
Ukraine claimed that the long-range missiles could thwart Russia’s deadly glide bombs, and many U.S. lawmakers turned up the pressure on Biden to unleash the long-range missile capability. Fox News’ Morgan Phillips and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
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