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Usaid Siddiqui

US, Europe lift ‘range restrictions’ on Ukraine missiles: Why it matters

A general view of Taurus cruise missile of European developer and manufacturer MBDA at its headquarters, in Schrobenhausen near Munich, Germany [File: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters]

Germany’s newly elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has announced that Ukraine’s Western allies are lifting range restrictions on the weapons they have been supplying to Kyiv.

Speaking at a local political event in Berlin on Monday, Merz said the policy shift applies to weapons provided by countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United States.

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