“USA godkjenner Ukrainas angrep på Russland”

• Both AP and the news website Politico report that the US has given Ukraine permission to use Western weapons against Russian forces threatening the city of Kharkiv.
• This decision is controversial within NATO and was discussed at an informal foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague this week.
• The US policy still prohibits attacks deep inside Russian territory, but allows for limited use of American weapons to defend Kharkiv.
• Ukraine requested this change in US policy after Russia began its offensive earlier this month.
• Ukraine can now use American-made rockets and launchers to defend against Russian attacks near Kharkiv.
• However, advanced US long-range missiles cannot be used against targets deep inside Russian territory.
• This development was first reported by Politico, citing anonymous US sources.
• The US has granted "some flexibility" to Ukraine to defend itself against attacks near Kharkiv, which is just 20 kilometers from the front line.
• Ukraine can reportedly target Russian troop concentrations near the border with Kharkiv using American weapons.
• Norsk Telegrambyrå (NTB) has also reported on this development.

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