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Biden allows Ukraine to hit Russian targets with US arms, angering Moscow

Kharkiv has come under an increasing number of Russian attacks this month [Sergey Kozlov/EPA]

United States President Joe Biden has eased a ban on Ukraine using US weapons inside Russian territory to help the country defend its northeastern Kharkiv region from attack, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed.

Speaking at a news conference in Prague after an informal meeting of NATO ministers on Friday, Blinken said that Biden’s approval came after Kyiv sought authorisation from Washington in recent weeks.

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