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Al Jazeera
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Joseph Stepansky

Biden has pivoted to allow Ukraine to use US missiles in Russia. Why now?

Outgoing US President Joe Biden, right, has been a strong backer of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but support from Washington could dry up under President-elect Donald Trump [File: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

United States President Joe Biden has made unceasing support for Ukraine during Russia’s invasion a hallmark of his one-term presidency, using his office to funnel weapons and aid to Kyiv while wrangling Congress to keep the US purse strings loose.

But one issue has remained a key sticking point: Biden has refused to allow Ukraine to use US-provided, long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) inside Russian territory amid warnings from Moscow that their use would represent the crossing of a red line.

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