He US President Joe Bidenhad given permission this Thursday to the Government of Ukraine to use weapons provided by Washington to attack Russian territoryas kyiv had been demanding, although it has specified that it must be in the areas near the Kharkiv regionwhere Russian troops are carrying out an offensive, as US officials have confirmed to numerous media outlets in the country.
“The president recently ordered his team to ensure that Ukraine can use American weapons for counterfire purposes in Kharkiv so that Ukraine can strike back at Russian forces that are striking them or preparing to attack them,” an employee said. from the Biden Administration to the newspaper ‘Political’. However, the same source has specified that the White House policy of not allowing long-range attacks inside Russia “has not changed” because it would be considered a escalation of tensions.
Others two American officials have confirmed the information to the television network ”, justifying the decision to the Russian advances in the region, and that the Ukrainian authorities have not asked for permission to attack beyond the designated area, which will not be expanded. Likewise, three other public employees have assured the chain ‘CBS News’ that this permit does not include Russian aircraft that are in Russian territory and whose objective is to attack Ukraine. Regarding whether American weapons have already been used for this type of operations, an official has declined to give an answer, passing the decision to make this announcement to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Until now, Washington has shown its public opposition to kyiv using its weapons to carry out offensive actions in Russian territory despite the insistence of the Ukrainian authorities, who have been demanding the authorization for weeks now.
It should be noted that last Tuesday, the European Union It was divided on the possibility of allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to attack Russia on its own territory, as well as extending the European training mission for Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine itself.
For his part, the secretary general of the NATOJens Stoltenberg, has shown his support for the Ukrainian request given the risk of an “asymmetric” war, which countries such as Germany and Italy have opposed, while Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands have supported Kiev in this regard. .
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