“White House comfortable with giving Ukraine the MLRS, but would withhold the longest 300km range weapons compatible with the system (Ukraine will only receive rockets that can fire up to 70km). They worry that Ukraine could use the system to strike Russia”
They worry that Ukraine could use the system to strike Russia
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You can strike Russia with a thrown rock. That is an idiotic statement when all of Ukraine’s current artillery can strike Russia up to 70km from the border and are doing so as we speak in the Krusk-Sumy region north of Kharkov (the Orcs fire back - its a ping pong artillery duel).