The US Department of Defense has blocked the possibility of Ukraine’s use by US ATACMS American long -range tactical missiles against the territories of Russia, reports Wall Street Journal with reference to unnamed officials.
according to the publication, the Pentagon has been conducting a closed process of agreement on this issue. The Deputy Minister of Defense of Politics, Elbridge Kolbi, has created the “mechanism of verification” of Ukraine’s requests for the use of ATACMS missiles and European systems depending on American intelligence or components. At least one request of Kyiv for the use of missiles in Russia was rejected.
Sources note that the final decision to restrict the use of ATACMS belongs to the Minister of Defense Pete Hegset.
President Donald Trump criticized Joe Biden’s policy, claiming that weapons were provided with Ukraine only for self -defense. According to Trump, “winning the war without attacking the agressor country is extremely difficult. This is like a team with excellent protection, which is prohibited from attacking. It has no chance of winning. The situation between Ukraine and Russia is similar.”
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