The Pentagon has confirmed that Ukrainian use of US-supplied weapons is restricted to domestic territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized this restriction, highlighting that attacking Ukraine from Russian territory is Russia's biggest advantage. Despite Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments that the US does not encourage strikes in Russia but leaves the decision to Ukraine, the Pentagon maintains that the weapons should only be used within Ukraine. Ukraine has asked the US to lift the ban on striking Russia with American weapons and to provide more intelligence on Russian targets. This request is currently under consideration by the US government, though similar requests have been rejected in the past. The Biden administration is involved in these deliberations, as reported by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 US and Ukrainian officials confirmed to NYT and WSJ that Ukraine has asked the US government to provide intelligence to help identify targets for strikes against Russia. 🤔 The request is now being considered, but the US has rejected previous similar requests, NYT reports.… https://t.co/auotMjAnHy
Zelensky Drags America Deeper Into a War with Russia Ukraine Asks for U.S. Help in Striking Targets Inside Russia - The Wall Street Journal,https://t.co/dy9JbvxOj3 https://t.co/Lv7y8n7W3d
❗️"Attacking Ukraine with any weapon from Russian territory is the biggest advantage that Russia has", - Zelensky ⚠️ In an interview with AFP, the president criticized the allies for the ban on striking with Western weapons on the territory of Russia. 🤔 "We are in an absurd… https://t.co/yL2JSz60NW
⚡️Ukraine appeals to the US to lift the ban on striking Russia with American weapons According to The Wall Street Journal, Kyiv has also asked Washington to help identify such targets to be hit by Ukrainian weapons. The publication notes that this request came "as Russia has… https://t.co/xDMXXRwHs0
Ukraine has asked the Biden administration to provide more intelligence on the position of Russian forces and military targets inside Russia as Ukrainian troops struggle to hold ground in the war, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials. | via @nytimes https://t.co/GtLtz2GUzp
more escalation Ukraine Asks for U.S. Help in Striking Targets Inside Russia https://t.co/5IK0TGhb80
👀 Zelenskyy comments on US ban on using US-supplied weapons to target Russian territory https://t.co/CTQav6qgXP
Despite what Sec. Blinken said in Kyiv, the Pentagon says that the US-provided weapons should be used on the battlefield within UKR territory (Blinken said the US doesn't encourage strikes in Russia but it's up to UKR.) I asked whether this was a request or a binding condition. https://t.co/t8RrC5oTvO
Ukraine can only use US-provided weapons within its territory – Pentagon https://t.co/CiAimCZQ5K
Pentagon: Ukrainian use of US weapons restricted to domestic territory https://t.co/z7OHJzT27x https://t.co/T1sT6xhAK9