After months of asking, Ukraine has been granted permission to use long-range missiles provided by the West, to strike deep inside of Russia. Biden’s decision comes just days before a major assault is expected by Russian and North Korean troops to dislodge Ukrainian forces from Kursk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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There'S a lot of talk in the media about us receiving permission for respective actions.
But strikes are not carried out with words.
Such things are not announced.
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The US has finally agreed to allow Ukraine to use its long range missiles to strike deep into Russian territory.
The decision marks a major change in White House policy which until now has held back.
Well, to tell us more, I'm joined now by Olga Tokaryuk, who's a Ukrainian journalist and fellow at Chatham House, and to Stephen Diel, Russia analyst and regular Monocle Radio contributor.
Good afternoon to you both.
Good afternoon.
Olga, if we could begin with you, could you just outline what kind of weapons the Ukrainian military now has at its disposal thanks to this decision by the White House?
Yeah, so we are talking about long range ATACMS missiles that Ukraine has had for a while already.