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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world
  • US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports.
  • Ukraine says it's necessary to fight cross-border attacks. 
  • But fears of crossing Russia's red lines have long made the US hesitate.

The US has barred Ukraine from striking targets in Russian territory with its arsenal of US weapons.

But that may be about to change. The New York Times on Thursday reported that US officials were debating rolling back the rule, which Ukraine has argued severely hampers its ability to defend itself.

The proposed U-turn came after Russia placed weapons across the border from northeastern Ukraine and directed them at Kharkiv, the Times reported, noting that Ukraine would be able to use only non-American drones to hit back.

The Times reported that the proposal was still being debated and had yet to be formally proposed to President Joe Biden.

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[-] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

You're right and I hate it. Bullies will fuck with smaller kids all school year, but not the kid who has a gun at home. My country is just a nepo baby rich kid bully on the world stage.

[-] Delonix@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

You punch the bully with the gun at home anyway and watch him fold like a bitch.

[-] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

I wish Hamas had nuclear weapons

Jesus fucking Christ.

[-] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

That's not even close to what I said. I was saying that we don't dare stand up to anybody who has nuclear weapons, meaning Israel and Russia. We don't even dare give (conventional) weapons to Ukraine to take back what Russia stole from them solely because Russia has nukes. We will bully any other country as much as we want because they don't have nukes though.

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