President Joe Biden officially authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles Sunday for strikes inside Russia, according to multiple outlets.
For more than two years, the war between Ukraine and Russia has cost the United States billions in aid, as the Biden administration has sought to support Ukraine in its fight. In February, U.S. officials began considering sending the longer-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to help Ukraine target Russian-occupied territory.
By September, funding for Ukraine became unlikely with the GOP majority Congress, leading Biden officials to, again, look for alternative choices which included loosening weapons restrictions and allowing Ukraine to strike inside of Russia, The Washington Post reported.
However, despite previously opposing the use of such missiles, U.S. officials reportedly confirmed to The New York Times that the…
