Putin says such a change would mean Russia was at war with NATO.
A storm Shadow conventionally armed long range deep strike weapon and a SPEAR, network enabled high precision surface attack missile system are displayed at the MBDA exhibition hall during the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 on July 22, 2024 in Farnborough, England.
"There is no change to our view on the provision of long-range strike capabilities for Ukraine to use inside Russia, and I wouldn't expect any sort of major announcement in that regard coming out of the discussions -- certainly not from our side," said John Kirby, White House national security spokesman.
Biden's top aides remain skeptical though that deep strikes would do more than provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. aides say Russia is believed to have relocated more than 90% of its aircraft out of range of the system, and there are a limited supply of both the Army Tactical Missile System, or "ATACMS," and the U.K.'s Storm Shadow missiles.
Both Biden and Blinken this week stoked speculation of a major policy shift when asked about the discussions, with Blinken promising to relay Ukraine's message to the president and Biden at one point telling reporters "we are working that out right now." Zelenskyy said he has a "victory plan" he intends to deliver to Biden this months that he says would strengthen Kyiv and have a "psychological" impact on Russia that could pave the way to an end to the war. Speaking at Kyiv's annual Crimean Platform event, Zelenskyy said it was important that Ukraine presented the plan to its allies before a second international summit on peace that he wants to hold later this year.
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