The President of the United States, Joe Biden reportedly authorizes Ukraine to use long-range US weapons against Russiaas reported by several American media outlets citing sources close to the matter.
Washington would thus have authorized limited attacks on Russian territory in response to the presence of thousands of North Korean soldiers on the front to reinforce the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, report media such as the “Washington Post” and the “New York Times”.
First of all, This change aims to have a deterrent effect against North Korea so that it does not send more troops to Russia and perceives that the presence in the zone is a “costly” error, according to one of the sources of the ‘Washington Post’. The attacks will therefore initially focus on the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces already control a small part of Russian territory and precisely where North Korean soldiers have been deployed since October.
Specifically, kyiv will be able to use the Army Tactical Military System (ATACMS) against targets on Russian territorywhich has so far been vetoed for fear of escalation, and is particularly relevant because this decision was made less than two months after the replacement in the White House following Donald Trump’s election victory presidential elections of November 5. Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine.
Biden prepares the ground for Ukraine before Trump arrives
The authorization “This will have a very specific and limited effect” on the battlefield to avoid a possible escalation, according to another source from the ‘Washington Post’.
Other sources suggested that Biden intended the move to strengthen Ukraine’s position for possible negotiations with Moscow once Trump comes to power in January.
The ATACMS is a supersonic guided missile system that can carry a fragmentation warhead or conventional bomb with a maximum range of approximately 305 kilometers.
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