U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 21 said that Ukraine had “no chance of winning” if not permitted to attack Russia<\/a> and criticized former U.S. President Joe Biden for not letting Kyiv “fight back, only defend.”<\/p>\n Despite this, Trump has previously said he disagreed “very vehemently”<\/a> with the previous White House administration’s decision to permit Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russia with U.S. weapons.<\/p>\n The review mechanism was developed by the Pentagon<\/a>\u2019s policy undersecretary, Elbridge Colby, and oversees Ukraine’s use of American-made weapons and European weapons, which rely on U.S. intelligence and components, WSJ reported.<\/p>\n In addition to the review process for missile strikes, a rating system has been reportedly implemented to assess whether the U.S. has enough stock of a particular weapon. Red, yellow, and green categories were introduced by Colby to help decide what weapons may be supplied to Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n The new review process applies to the British long-range Storm Shadow<\/a> missiles due to its reliance on U.S. targetting data, a British offical and two U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n On at least one occasion, Ukraine has planned to use ATACMS<\/a> against a target within Russian territory but was denied approval, two U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n Ukraine last received a shipment of ATACMS authorized by the former White House<\/a> administration in the spring, unnamed U.S. officials told WSJ.<\/p>\n Despite Trump’s recent remarks that Ukraine can not win the war against Russia without fighting back, U.S. officials have said Trump’s statement does not signal a policy change.<\/p>\n Trump may change his mind and permit expanded offensive operations against Russia, one senior White House official told WSJ.<\/p>\n Kyiv has proposed buying U.S. weapons<\/a> worth $90 billion as part of security guarantees, as Ukraine and its allies aim to maintain interest from the White House.<\/p>\n The proposal aims to secure U.S. security guarantees<\/a> and cement Washington’s long-term commitment to Ukraine by tying Kyiv’s defense needs to a boost for American industry.<\/p>\n The plan would reportedly be financed by Ukraine’s European allies<\/a>, which would fund the purchase of U.S. weapons.<\/p>\n Ukraine first received shorter-range versions of ATACMS in the fall of 2023. In the spring of 2024, the U.S. began supplying upgraded models with a range of up to 300 kilometers. \u00a0At the time, Kyiv was only permitted to deploy these missiles against targets in occupied Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n