During the war, Ukraine has appealed to use long-range robots it received from the West, including US Atacms and British-French Storm Shadows, to strike air bases and other military infrastructure in Russia.
But the US has not given the go-ahead.
Now President Joe Biden has changed his mind, giving Ukraine the green light for limited attacks on targets in Russia. This is stated by sources for several international media.
Task: Response to North Korea’s support
The decision should have been taken as a response to North Korea’s military support to Russia, sources told Reuters.
– It will certainly help Ukraine, but it will not change, but it will not decide the war. My guess is that the Biden administration wants to show Putin and North Korea that escalation comes at a price, said Stephen Biddle, a professor of international relations at Columbia University.
SVT’s USA correspondent Fouad Youcefi says in “Morgonstudion” that the decision about the North Korean troops has received a lot of attention in the USA.
Joe Biden has not confirmed
Joe Biden has not yet commented on the data. Ukrainian President Zelensky writes on X that “the robots will speak for themselves”.
Putin has not yet commented, but the information has caused strong reactions in Russia.
– This is a big step towards the beginning of a third world war, says Vladimir Dzjabarov, chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee, to the Tass news agency.
Sources tell the New York Times that the weapons will have “a very specific and limited effect”, and that the decision is unlikely to give the Ukrainians a decisive advantage in the war.