Current US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory with American long-range ATACMS missiles.
We are talking about ballistic weapons capable of traveling about three hundred kilometers.
The New York Times reported that the head of the White House had given the go-ahead.
"A major change"
Having read the publication, the TASS agency writes that the decision is allegedly a “serious change in US policy.”
At the same time, the opinions of the US leader’s advisers on this issue were divided.
The author of the article suggests that Biden's decision is due to North Korea sending its troops to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict zone.
He does not rule out that the missiles may be used to “protect the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.”
Reaction of officials
Senior sources told The New York Times they believed the move was unlikely to "dramatically change the course" of the fighting.
In turn, the author of the article admits that Biden may allow Kyiv to strike with American missiles not only at the Kursk region, but also throughout the entire territory of the Russian Federation.
In this regard, he notes, some officials fear a forceful response from Moscow against the United States and Washington’s Western allies.
France and Great Britain
Some time after the news of Biden's decision, it became known that France and Great Britain also allowed Kyiv to strike Russia with its long-range missiles.
Le Figaro reported that Paris and London have joined Washington on this issue, giving the go-ahead for Ukraine to fire SCALP (France) and Storm Shadow (UK) missiles.
By the way. Earlier, Vladimir Putin stated that NATO troops have long been directly involved in the conflict.
For reference
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. is an American statesman and politician, the 46th current President of the United States since January 20, 2021.
