US President Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles to attack Russia. The US has already supplied long-range missiles to Ukraine.
According to the media reports, US officials said these weapons are likely to be used initially against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of western Russia. This decision by US President Biden is a major change in the policy of the United States.
This decision has divided Biden’s advisers. This change in Biden’s stance comes two months before the newly elected President Donald J. Trump takes office. Earlier Biden had said that support to Ukraine would be limited in the future. Officials said these long-range missiles are known as Army Tactical Missile Systems or ATACMS.
Biden’s permission to Ukraine to use them comes in response to Russia’s surprise decision to bring North Korean troops into the fight. The Russian army (with about 50 thousand soldiers) along with North Korean troops is ready to launch a major attack on Ukrainian positions. The Kremlin’s goal is to regain all the territories seized by the Ukrainians during the invasion in August.
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