MANAUS, Brazil — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use US-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the longer range weapons as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war, according to a US official and three other people familiar with the matter.
The decision allowing Kyiv to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMs, for attacks farther inside Russia comes as President Vladimir Putin positions North Korean troops along Ukraine 's northern border to try to reclaim hundreds of miles of territory seized by Ukrainian forces.
The addition of North Korean troops was central to the talks, which took place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru.Biden did not mention the decision during a speech at a stop in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil on his way to the Group of 20 summit.Asked about the decision, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters that the UN position is 'to avoid a permanent deterioration of the war in Ukraine.
Authorizes Ukraine To Use US-Supplied Longer Range Missiles For Deeper Strikes Inside Russia
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