Pentagon changes rhetoric on Ukraine crossfire into Russia

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1. Excerpts:

   National security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed the apparent policy expansion for Ukrainian ground strikes inside Russia in an interview with PBS News on Monday, saying that the permission extends wherever Russian forces are attempting to invade.

   “It extends to anywhere that Russian forces are coming across the border from the Russian side to the Ukrainian side to try to take additional Ukrainian territory,” Sullivan said, adding that it’s “not about geography. It’s about common sense.”

2. >Asked to specify whether that permission extended beyond the Kharkiv region, Ryder responded, “Correct.” ***He added that the U.S. policy calling on Ukraine not to use U.S.-provided ATACMS or long-range missiles to strike inside Russia has not changed.***

   Oh wowzies!

   https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/21/ukraine-firing-range-us-weapons-russia

   >The Ukrainian officials said the United States has restricted Ukraine to firing less than 100 kilometers, or about 62 miles, from the border. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the rule. ***U.S. officials declined to specify the limitation but said the Ukrainians’ assertion of less than 100 kilometers was incorrect.***

   So, I guess, that “incorrect” was a lie, wasn’t it?

3. Let them take the gloves off.