The US bans Ukraine from using ATACMS on the territory of the Russian Federation

The United States has changed its policy on Ukraine's strikes against Russia, but this does not apply to ATACMS missiles. Michael Carpenter, Senior Director for Europe at the U.S. National Security Council, said this in an interview with Ukrinform.

U.S. President Joe Biden has instructed his team to change its position on the possibility of Ukraine using U.S. weapons to strike military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. "This comes in the context of the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, after which the Ukrainian side came to us and asked for permission to be able to strike targets in Russia that were firing against Ukrainian positions, Ukrainian cities, and villages," Carpenter noted.

He emphasized that President Biden, immediately upon receiving a request from Ukraine "had directed his national security team to change the guidance to enable these sorts of counter-strikes."