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Warpy

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Fri May 31, 2024, 02:31 PM May 2024

Biden allows Ukraine limited use of US arms to strike inside Russia, say US officials [View all]

WASHINGTON/PRAGUE, May 30 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has quietly authorized Kyiv to launch U.S.-supplied weapons at military targets inside Russia that are supporting an offensive against the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, four U.S. officials said on Thursday.
The decision marks a policy shift by Biden, who had steadfastly refused to allow Ukraine to use American weaponry for strikes inside Russia.
Russia's embassy in Washington and Russia's mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Biden's decision applies only to targets inside Russia near the border https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-allows-ukraine-use-us-supplied-arms-strike-inside-russia-near-kharkiv-area-2024-05-30/with the Kharkiv region, where an offensive launched by Moscow on May 10 has overrun some village

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-allows-ukraine-use-us-supplied-arms-strike-inside-russia-near-kharkiv-area-2024-05-30/

Reported by other legitimate press, so likely true,, especially with the rather specific limitations expressed in the article. Russia has started to set up mass artillery just inside the border, their stated aim is to flatten Karkhiv and create a "sanitation zone" on their border.

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