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May 31, 2024

U.S. Quietly Reverses Position, Allows Ukraine to Use U.S. Weapons in Russia, According to Reports
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President Biden has given Ukraine permission to defensively deploy U.S.
weapons to strike targets inside Russia, close to Ukraine's northeast
Kharkiv region. The change in policy was widely reported Thursday,
though the White House has yet to officially comment on the matter. The
new directive does not apply to long-range missile strikes inside
Russia. Earlier today, Germany confirmed it was allowing Ukraine to use
German-supplied weapons in Russia's border area with Ukraine. Vladimir
Putin this week warned of "serious consequences" if weapons provided by
NATO members were used inside Russia.

This comes as Ukrainian authorities announced at least four people were
killed, and another 16 injured, in an overnight Russian attack in a
residential area of Kharkiv.


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