According to the “New York Times”, the outgoing American president authorized the Ukrainian army to use the ATACMS system to strike on Russian soil, a first since the start of the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv.
The decision marks a profound turnaround in American policy in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Two months before the end of his presidency, Joe Biden gave his authorization this Sunday, November 17, to Volodymyr Zelensky to use long-range American ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) missiles to strike Russia, reveals the New York Times. And this particularly in the Kursk region – Ukrainian soldiers made a breakthrough there in August – where 8,000 North Korean soldiers were deployed at the end of October to reinforce the Russian army, according to the White House. According to the American daily, it was this Russian decision to involve North Korean troops in the conflict between it and Ukraine that ultimately convinced the outgoing Democratic president.
Joe Biden had begun to ease restrictions on the use of weapons supplied by the United States on Russian soil after Moscow’s assault in May on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city. To help the Ukrainians defend the city, the outgoing US president authorized them to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which has a range of about 80 km, against Russian forces on the other side. side of the border. On the other hand, he had not authorized the Ukrainians to use ATACMS, whose range is approximately 305 kilometers.
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