Biden says restrictions on strikes on russia may be lifted
11 September 2024 06:22
The issue of lifting US restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons in the war against Russia is currently being “resolved”. This was stated by US President Joe Biden in response to journalists’ questions about when restrictions on the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be lifted, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports citing Reuters.
Biden said that the lifting of the ban on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons is being considered.
Last week, sources told Reuters that the US was close to an agreement to provide Ukraine with such weapons, but that Kyiv would have to wait several months as the US resolves technical issues before any delivery.
As reported by , by the end of this week, Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, are to visit the US. They will bring a list of deep targets in Russia and ask for permission to strike them.
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Western weapons and permits to use them
As you know, the United States(and Germany after them) allow the use of weapons provided by them only for strikes on the border territories of Russia. This permission was granted by US President Joe Biden only at the end of May, and before that, strikes on Russian territory with US weapons were generally prohibited.
However, towards the end of June, unofficial statements were heard from the US side that the restrictions “do not apply to geography or a certain radius”. This means that Ukraine is allegedly able to strike at those facilities and territories from which attacks on Ukraine are directly directed, even if they are deeper than the border areas.
Experts say that border strikes will not change the situation at the front, so Zelenskyy is asking his partners for permission to use their weapons on Russian territory. Some Western countries have already given such permission.
