“ The Wall Street Journal reports that Donald Trump’s administration has lifted a key restriction on Ukraine’s use of some long-range missiles provided by Western allies, allowing Kiev to expand its attacks on targets inside Russia. Source: As European Truth writes, The Wall Street Journal reports this with reference to sources. Details: After the Trump administration came to power, the Pentagon established a procedure for approving strikes against Russian targets by Ukraine using Western missiles that rely on American target data. According to this mechanism, the head of the Pentagon had the final say on whether Ukraine could use Western long-range weapons to strike Russia. Ukraine did not receive any authorization to use Western missiles until recently, when, according to the WSJ, authority to approve such attacks was returned to NATO’s Joint Forces Command in Europe, which is headed by US General Alexus Hrynkevich. Ukraine carried out its first approved strike on Tuesday, when it used Storm Shadow to strike a Russian plant in Bryansk that produced explosives and rocket fuel, the report said. WSJ interlocutors believe that lifting the restriction will not change the situation on the battlefield, in particular due to the small number of Storm Shadow missiles in Ukraine, but expect their more active use to strike Russian targets. One of the WSJ’s sources clarifies that the decision to lift the restrictions was made before Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House last week. At that time, it was expected that one of the key issues would be the possibility of providing Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles. Zelenskyi said he would offer Donald Trump a deal to receive Tomahawk cruise missiles in exchange for Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems. After the meeting, the media learned that Trump still did not agree to provide the missiles and the conversation was quite tense.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: as “European Truth” writes, The Wall Street Journal reports this with reference to sources
Details: Since the Trump administration took office, the Pentagon has established a procedure for approving Ukrainian strikes on Russian targets using Western missiles that rely on American target data.
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According to this mechanism, the head of the Pentagon had the final say on whether Ukraine could use Western long-range weapons to strike Russia.
Ukraine did not receive any authorization to use Western missiles until recently, when, according to the WSJ, authority to approve such attacks was returned to NATO’s Joint Forces Command in Europe, which is headed by US General Alexus Hrynkevich.
Ukraine carried out its first approved strike on Tuesday, when it used Storm Shadow to strike a Russian plant in Bryansk that produced explosives and rocket fuel, the report said.
WSJ interlocutors believe that lifting the restriction will not change the situation on the battlefield, in particular due to the small number of Storm Shadow missiles in Ukraine, but expect their more active use to strike Russian targets.
One of the WSJ’s sources clarifies that the decision to lift the restrictions was made before Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House last week.
At that time, it was expected that one of the key issues would be the possibility of providing Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles. Zelenskyi said he would offer Donald Trump a deal to receive Tomahawk cruise missiles in exchange for Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems.
After the meeting, the media learned that Trump still did not agree to provide the missiles and the conversation was quite tense.