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If Re-elected, Will Trump End the War in Ukraine?

US Pres. Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with long-range weapons, American officials confirmed to a number of publications on Sunday.

BBC News

Debate about whether Ukraine should be allowed US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, has been a consistent theme of the war but, for the first two years of the conflict, was routinely rejected by the Biden administration over fears of escalation with Russia.

That was until October last year when the first policy reversal came. At the time, Ukraine was provided a more limited version of the weapon that — although were fitted with cluster munitions — had a range of roughly 100 miles (160 km), thus could only strike Russian-occupied regions of eastern Ukraine.

The Associated Press

In April of this year, it was revealed that Ukraine was since provided with the longer-range version of ATACMS — capable of reaching targets roughly 190 miles (300 km) away — and a month later, the US allowed limited strikes on Russian territory for the first time, allowing strikes into Belgorod from where Russia had been launching an offensive into Kharkiv.

Guardian

The latest decision extends Ukraine's ability to use these weapons into Russia's Kursk region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive in the summer. With recent reports that Russia has amassed 50K troops, including roughly 11K North Korean soldiers, in an attempt to take back Kursk, a US official told CNN that the recent decision was intended to help Ukraine hold onto the region.

According to French outlet Le Figaro, since the US decision, France and the UK have followed suit and have given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with long-range SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles.

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