President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing previous limitations on the weapons. This decision comes as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war efforts, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pressing Biden to allow Ukraine to strike military targets deeper inside Russia with Western-supplied missiles.
The longer-range missiles, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), are likely to be used in response to North Korea’s decision to support Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. This move also follows the presidential election victory of Donald Trump, who has signaled that he could push Ukraine to agree to give up some land seized by Russia to find an end to the conflict.
The Biden administration had previously been cautious about escalating the conflict, but the introduction of North Korean troops and Russia’s recent drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have likely contributed to this decision. The U.S. has provided over $56.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russian forces invaded in February 2022.
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