Biden accepts that Kiev will strike Russian territory with Western weapons, with conditions

United States – Transformation. Joe Biden, who has so far refused to do so, has given Ukraine the green light to strike targets on Russian territory with Western weapons, a US official said on Thursday, May 30. But under certain conditions.

“The President has tasked his team with ensuring that Ukraine is able to use U.S. weapons to counterattack in the Kharkiv region, in order to retaliate when Russian forces attack or prepare to attack them.”“This is a change in doctrine compared to the White House's categorical rejection of the issue a few days ago,” this source said.

But the same person added that the United States continues to oppose Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory. “Our position on prohibiting the use of ATACMS or deep strikes inside Russia has not changed.”He said.

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ATACMS are long-range missiles provided by the Americans to Ukraine, capable of reaching a distance of up to 300 kilometers. The city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine is an almost daily target of bombings coming mainly from Russian territory. Russia launched an attack on the region in early May, and is making progress against the faltering Ukrainian army.

A few days before that, Emmanuel Macron said in Germany that he supports Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with weapons provided by the allies. “We must allow them to neutralize the military sites from which the missiles are launched (…), the military sites from which the attack on Ukraine is carried out.”The French President launched it during a press conference alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the last day of his state visit.

However, he wanted to draw a red line, citing strikes limited to Russian military bases from which Russian strikes into Ukraine are launched. “ We must not allow other targets to be struck in Russia, and this is clear [pas] Civilian capabilities »He imposed it as a condition An indispensable condition.

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