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submitted 2 days ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

United States President Joe Biden's administration has allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision say.

It is a significant reversal of US policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.

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[-] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago

About bloody time. Hopefully this will encourage other countries to do the same.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Seems like the UK and France just waited for the US to lift the restrictions.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I really do hope I'm wrong in this but I feel like this may be a case of "too little, too late". We all know what's going to happen to US aid to Ukraine once Trump becomes President. And then it's just a question of whether or not EU weapons and support will be enough.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

This should have happened two and a half years ago.

[-] kokesh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Give them something able to strike Moscow.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

I would hope for it to be evacuated beforehand, but I would be fully supportive of Moscow being leveled to the ground.

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

eh don't worry, trump will make it up to russia by handing over the list of remaining u.s. spies

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