President Donald Trump reportedly told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was open to lifting certain restrictions on the use of certain U.S.-made weapons, APA reports, citing INDEPENDENT.
The president signaled that he would be willing to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time during a meeting between the two men at this week’s United Nations General Assembly.
A senior U.S. official and a Ukrainian official both confirmed the contents of Tuesday’s meeting to The Wall Street Journal.
The president reportedly signaled that he would be willing to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time during a meeting between the two leaders at this week’s United Nations General Assembly.
“The only question now is how many lives will be needlessly lost on both sides,” he said.
During their subsequent meeting, the officials said Zelenskyy had asked permission from Trump to use the Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, to strike targets inside Russia.
The Trump administration has blocked Ukraine from firing ATACMS since the spring.
Trump reportedly did not outright reject the idea but did not commit to reversing the U.S. ban, which would allow Ukraine to strike much deeper inside Russian territory, the officials told The WSJ.
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