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WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a significant change to Washington's policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.

The move by the United States two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20 follows months of requests by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine's military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.

The change follows Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces, a development that has caused alarm in Washington and Kyiv.

The first deep strikes are likely to be carried out using ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), according to the sources.

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[–] pelikan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The craziest thing of our time is that right-wing bigots claim to end the war fast with peace talks, while so-called “progressives” are going to prolong their proxy war as long as there is at least one Ukrainian still alive.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"claim" is the key word in that sentence.

[–] pelikan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You're 100% correct here. My observation is based solely on Trump's rhetoric and i also have heavy doubts that he will stop the war and bring peace to war-torn area. Anyway, if he really tries and succeeds, it would be twice more embarrassing for his predecessors, as it would mean that they could have done the same, but instead preferred to have tens of thousands Ukrainians killed and dozens of Ukrainian cities razed to the ground.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 2 points 22 hours ago

Thats how i read it too, no worries.

I'd be shocked but who the hell knows at this point

[–] caboose2006@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

End the war fast by giving up land, and the people on that land. If you know anything about history Ukrainians under Russian rule is a completely unacceptable outcome to anyone but complete psychopaths.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

The peace proposal is for largely Russian speaking/ethnic regions of former Ukraine to stay Russian after their recent liberation.

[–] isa41@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Spoken like someone who clearly has zero knowledge of actual history. Especially considering a large part of the reason why the coup government in Ukraine began their campaign of ethnically cleansing the eastern population of their own country was because the people living there more strongly identified with Russia, wanted to be able to keep speaking Russian without persecution, and eventually pleaded with Russia to intervene on their behalf, which Russia fortunately did. But anyone who actually understands the history of the region is a "psychopath." lol

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org -2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

the people living there more strongly identified with Russia, wanted to be able to keep speaking Russian without persecution, and eventually pleaded with Russia to intervene on their behalf, which Russia fortunately did

this is the first time I hear this story. the previous story was "cleaning out nazis" or something like that. it seems goalposts have grown wheels

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Learning a second thing isn't some kind of subterfuge wth

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

this is not "learning some second thing", but learning that the deal was altered

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What deal? What are you talking about?

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org -2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

it was an attempt to refer to the phrase "I've altered the deal, pray I don't alter it further"

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 4 points 23 hours ago

Okay so you've clarified the incoherent thought behind your incoherent words. Is that it then?

[–] isa41@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

Nope, this was reality (not "the story") all along. Considering that it's known nazis who were running the ethnic cleansing campaign, it's pretty clear that you can't have one "goalpost" without the other. The fact that this is the first time you've heard this and think it's moving of goalposts really speaks to your utter ignorance on the topic. But I realize most westerners are completely ignorant on the topic sadly, seeing as the "pUtiN BIG MEANIE RuZzIa is EBIL dictatorship! Poor smol bean Ukraine!" narrative is the only thing that's allowed through the propaganda filter there.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

https://i0.wp.com/geopoliticaleconomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Ukraine-borders-historical-map-expansion.jpg?resize=880%2C592&ssl=1

Edit: did you downvote before you confirmed the image is historically accurate or after you confirmed the image is historically accurate?