Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons | CNN Politics
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President Joe Biden has given permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with American munitions, though he has restricted their use so Kyiv can only hit targets over the border close to Kharkiv after Russia made significant advances around the city in the northeastern part of the country close to the Russian border, two US officials told CNN.
  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    251·
    7 months ago

    This is the Western version of the salami slice method. A bit more weapons. Russia blathers about retribution and consequences, maybe another salvo and that’s it. Give longer range weapons and check reaction from Russia. Allow targeting Russia but limited. Now countries are slowly talking about training in Ukraine and boots on the ground and getting the classic consequences speech from Russia.

    • brianorca@lemmy.worldEnglish
      183·
      7 months ago

      Ukraine doesn’t want to target Moscow. They are not like Russia, they go after actual military targets, not civilians. They have been using their homebuilt drones for long enough inside Russia to show their priorities.

        • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
          17·
          7 months ago

          It has a high symbolic value but it’s not very valuable as a military target. Better to wipe out a bunch of fuel trucks and tanks and soldiers than a handful of bureaucrats in a stationary palace.

            • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
              5·
              7 months ago

              The main benefit it would provide would be a morale boost. It wouldn’t bring Ukraine any closer to removing the Russian occupiers or slowing their attacks.

      • InfynisEnglish
        18·
        7 months ago

        Sorry, these new US weapons take some getting used to. We’ll definitely get it right next time. Promise

    • metaStatic@kbin.social
      24·
      7 months ago

      must be getting pretty good at making them if the US is starting to roll back restrictions.

      or maybe that limited use is only for civilian minorities.

  • SickofReddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    7 months ago

    I see this as Biden calling Putin’s Bluff. And I predict Putin will double down and use a battlefield nuke in Ukraine putting the ball back in Biden’s Court seeing if he’ll call that bluff.

    I don’t think Putin is concerned with Russia past his death.