WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden secretly lifted restrictions on Ukraine using American-supplied weapons against targets on Russian territory, but only to defend the under-fire Kharkiv regi
US President Joe Biden speaks after signing into law a Bill providing billions of dollars of new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia , at the White House in Washington, US on Apr 24, 2024.
A second US official confirmed Biden's change of policy, which comes as Russian forces push forward with an offensive against the northeastern Kharkiv region. Biden's shift followed weeks of behind-the-scenes discussions between the White House and top US military and State Department officials in the days after Russia
The White House has however made it clear to Kyiv that the permission for cross-border attacks was limited to targets just over the border and which were being used by Russia to launch offensives.Zelenskyy calls on world leaders, especially Biden and Xi, to support upcoming peace summitRussian attacks on DIY store, city centre in Ukraine's Kharkiv kill six, injure dozens
French President Emmanuel Macron also appeared to shift the dial forward on Tuesday when he said Ukraine should be allowed to"neutralise" bases in Russia used to launch strikes.
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