Joe Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory

A little chaos before the departure...why not?

Whats a little chaos before you leave office?!

President Joe Biden's administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, said three sources familiar with the matter, in a significant change to U.S. policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict .

Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concern.

And of course The White House declined to comment.

Biden meeting with zelenskyi over Ukraine Russia war.

The move by the United States, which comes just over two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, comes after months of requests by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine's military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.

The change follows Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces, a development that has caused alarm in Washington and Kyiv.

The first deep strikes are likely to be carried out using ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles, according to the soWhile some U.S. officials have expressed skepticism that allowing long-range strikes will change the war's overall trajectory, the decision could help Ukraine at a moment when Russian forces are making gains and possibly put Kyiv in a better negotiating position when and if ceasefire talks happen.

People gather to see a Bradley fighting vehicle at a Russian exhibition of Ukrainian troops' weaponry and hardware, which according to organisers were captured by the Russian army in the course of the war, November 16, 2024

It is not clear if Trump will reverse Biden's decision when he takes office. Trump has long criticized the scale of U.S. financial and military aid to Ukraine. Most likely Trump will just end the war completely. He's not playing games with Americas money! Biden on the otherhand is loosening the rules on how Ukraine can use U.S.-provided weapons. Russia has warned that it would see a move to loosen the limits on Ukraine's use of U.S. weapons as a major escalation. So why would Biden escalate the situation?

It sounds to me like Biden and Zelensky are trying to make a few bucks and endanger more people right before Trump ENDS the war. Biden and Zelensky are in it for cash and don't care about their people. And never did.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY and I threw my own spicy in it!