The United States may change its stance on the prohibition for Ukraine to use US weapons to strike deep into Russian territory in a few weeks, The Times said citing sources in the British government.
Washington may allow Kyiv to strike deep into Russia before the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on September 22-23.
Representatives of the US administration have allegedly changed their view on the matter, but they still have to convince President Biden and others, The Times wrote.
France and Great Britain support the use of long-range missiles for strikes on Russian territory, but it is important for Kyiv to receive US permission for technical reasons related to targeting.
Earlier in September, Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Axios that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when visiting Kyiv, would give Ukraine permission to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has split over the issue of Ukraine receiving permission to strike deep into Russia with long-range weapons, The Financial Times said.
The State Department has been more receptive to arguments from Ukraine and many of its Western allies, whereas the Pentagon and the US intelligence community remain opposed to the use of long-range weapons in the Russian rear, the newspaper said.
Joe Biden voiced remarks about permission for Ukraine to use US long-range weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia, but the statement was made amid debate within his administration, the newspaper wrote. For example, the Pentagon took note of Russia's recent move to redeploy its warplanes to airfields located outside the range of ATACMS missiles.