Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said she had questions about what weapons Ukraine wants to use and how exactly they would be employed, while calling for assurances first on how other U.S. arms were used like cluster munitions

Ukraine ups pressure on US to allow strikes in Russia: ‘This is insane’

By News on the Net -- The Hill——Bio and Archives--May 21, 2024

Ukraine’s struggle to fend off Russia’s massive offensive in the Kharkiv region has underscored a pressing issue that Kyiv has long tried to overturn: a ban on firing U.S. weapons to hit inside of Russia.

Russia launched its Kharkiv offensive from the neighboring Belgorod region, and some Ukrainian officials are arguing that the attack could have been blunted if they were allowed to hit targets in that Russian province. ---More...

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