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Biden autoriza a Ucrânia a atacar a Rússia com mísseis de longo alcance
November 18, 2024 - A administração do Presidente Joe Biden deu luz verde para a Ucrânia usar mísseis de longo alcance ATACMS fornecidos pelos EUA para atacar alvos dentro da Rússia.
The move marks a major change in policy for Washington which had refused for months to agree to Kyiv’s requests for authorisation to use the ATACMS missiles outside its own borders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously warned Western nations against such a move, saying it would represent the NATO military alliance’s “direct participation” in the Ukraine war.
He was yet to comment on the latest development although other senior Kremlin politicians described it as a serious escalation.
Washington’s decision on ATACMS is couched in terms of being limited to the defence of Ukrainian forces inside Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv launched a surprise incursion in August.
In effect, the Biden administration is telling Ukraine that it will support its efforts to hold onto the small chunk of Russian territory it currently occupies, as a powerful bargaining chip for any possible negotiations in the future, the BBC said.