Posted on 05/30/2024 6:20:07 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region, US officials say.
One told BBC News his team had been directed to ensure Ukraine was able to use US weapons for "counter-fire purposes" to "hit back at Russian forces hitting them or preparing to hit them".
Russian forces have made gains in the Kharkiv region in recent weeks after a surprise offensive in the area, close to the border with Russia.
On Friday, Ukrainian officials said three people had been killed and 16 injured in Russian shelling of a residential building in a suburb of Kharkiv city.
The US official also told the BBC: "Our policy with respect to prohibiting the use of Army Tactical Missile System [ATACMS] or long-range strikes inside of Russia has not changed.”
When asked by CBS, the BBC's US partner, whether the new policy included attacking Russian aircraft, an official said: "We’ve never told them [Ukraine] they can’t shoot down a Russian airplane over Russian soil that’s coming to attack them.”
The White House and state department had no immediate comment.
The UK earlier signalled that it was open to an easing of restrictions on how Ukraine could use weapons supplied by the West.
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The South China Morning Post has said the PRC is banning the export of many military use items.
There won’t be any Cannon fodder. Only nuclear devastation, and then the antichrist proably.
They will stop at nothing.
Hey Yogi! Is this how the world ends?
5.56mm
“his very few remaining years on this earth”
I wonder whether he will look back at this time as the good times.
There have been 1 Billion Abortions Worldwide. That is a LOT of blo[ to wave in the LORD’S face.
He’s gonna get a war yet.
Idiots in the oval chair.
He knows he’s going to lose big. He needs a big event.
This corrupt trial ain’t it. As the election quickly approaches, watch for it.
Stock up on iodine.
I suppose if Trump wins in November, China has a few months which may be enough time in their eyes...
“We’ll meet again.....”
“ his very few remaining years on this earth”
However long it is, it’s too long
In 2016, after Hillary lost, I predicted that the Democrats
would start World War III with Russia.
Mentioned it multiple times right here
Adolph Joe looks very snappy in that uniform.
I see what you did there....
Well if I were Xi it would be early morning November 6, 2024. It would be late in the evening/night November 5 in the United States.
While all the “ballots” are being laboriously counted/not counted/duplicated/filled in.
But that’s just a guess.
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