US president has announced that his administration is lifting the ban on Kiev's use of long-range weapons, a decision that is currently being finalised.
US president has announced that his administration is lifting the ban on Kiev's use of long-range weapons, a decision that is currently being finalised.Biden told reporters he was "working" on the possibility of authorising Ukraine to use long-range, US-made missiles against Russia . / Photo: AFP
President Joe Biden has said that his administration was"working that out now" when asked if the US would lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of US-made long range weapons in its war against Russia. US has been reluctant to supply or sanction the use of weapons that could strike targets deep inside Russia for fear it would escalate the conflict.
Kiev's other allies have been supplying weapons, but with restrictions on how and when they can be used inside Russia, out of concern such strikes could prompt Russian retaliation that draws NATO countries into the war or provokes a nuclear conflict.last week that the US was close to an agreement to give Ukraine such weapons, but that Kiev would need to wait several months as the US works through technical issues ahead of any shipment.
"Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine, against Ukrainians," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a visit to London on Tuesday.
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