President Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-provided weapons into Russia was not complicated, according to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. …President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-provided weapons into Russia was not complicated, according to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
“What was happening up around Kharkiv, which was new just in the last couple of months, was a Russian offensive where they were moving from one side of the border directly to the other side of the border, and it simply didn’t make sense not to allow the Ukrainians to fire across that border, to hit Russian guns and emplacements that were firing at the Ukrainians,” Mr. Sullivan told CBS’ “Face The Nation.” “So the president authorized that.
Four Russian warships are set to arrive in Havana, Cuba, this week, according to the Associated Press. The warships’ maneuvers do not appear to have caught Washington by surprise either. Before the Cuban officials’ announcement, U.S. officials said they were tracking Russian warships expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise.
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