Pentagon restricts Ukraine's use of US missiles against Russia: report [View all]

Source: The Age Au.

Washington: The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using US-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv’s ability to employ these weapons in its defence against Moscow’s invasion, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing US officials.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

The news came as US President Donald Trump has grown more frustrated publicly over the three-year-old war and his inability to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, and after he slammed Biden-era policies that prevented Ukraine from launching full-scale attacks on Russia.

After his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a subsequent meeting with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to produce observable progress, Trump said on Friday (Saturday AEST) that he was again considering slapping Russia with economic sanctions or, alternatively, walking away from the peace process.



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