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Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with US long-range missiles, in major policy shift (www.sbs.com.au)

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United States President Joe Biden's administration has allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision say.

It is a significant reversal of US policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

eh don't worry, trump will make it up to russia by handing over the list of remaining u.s. spies

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I really do hope I'm wrong in this but I feel like this may be a case of "too little, too late". We all know what's going to happen to US aid to Ukraine once Trump becomes President. And then it's just a question of whether or not EU weapons and support will be enough.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 4 hours ago

This should have happened two and a half years ago.

[–] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 16 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

About bloody time. Hopefully this will encourage other countries to do the same.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Seems like the UK and France just waited for the US to lift the restrictions.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Give them something able to strike Moscow.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 4 hours ago

I would hope for it to be evacuated beforehand, but I would be fully supportive of Moscow being leveled to the ground.