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Sarah Shamim

Ukraine gets green light to use US long-range missiles: What’s next?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long asked his allies to allow Ukraine's military to fire their long-range missiles into Russia. The approval from the US has reportedly been given as Donald Trump prepares to take office and continued US military support is uncertain [File: Handout/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP]

United States President Joe Biden has reportedly lifted restrictions on Kyiv on the use of long-range missiles, which means Ukrainian forces may fire American-made missiles inside Russian territory for the first time.

The move, which comes weeks before Biden leaves office and hours after massive Russian missile and drone attacks, has angered the Kremlin, which accused Washington of “throwing oil on the fire”.

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