Ukrainian forces have the Biden administration’s consent to use U.S.-donated weapons to strike anywhere inside Russia’s borders that Russian troops are using as a launch point for attacks on Ukrainian territory.
Pentagon press secretary and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed at a press briefing on June 20 that the policy permitting Ukrainian strikes inside Russia with U.S.-donated weapons is not confined to the Kharkiv area alone but instead encompasses a general “counter-fire” permission. His comments provide more specificity to an evolving position within the Biden administration.
President Joe Biden and other Western backers of Ukraine, throughout the past two years, have been wary of the risks that their support could further inflame the conflict. Only recently has the Biden administration given Ukrainian forces the sign-off to use the donated weapons they’ve received to strike across the border….