France and the United Kingdom allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with Storm Shadow missiles - Le Figaro.
Ukraine has received permission from France and the United Kingdom to carry out strikes deep into Russian territory using Scalp/Storm Shadow missiles. This is reported by Le Figaro.
This information became known after U.S. President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use American long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia.
Le Figaro does not provide additional details regarding this decision and the sources of information.
Permission for strikes deep into the Russian Federation
The main topic of the article is the permission granted by U.S. President Joe Biden for Ukrainian forces to carry out strikes deep into Russian territory using American Atacms missiles.
Earlier, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request for priority supply of American Atacms missiles to Ukraine.
It was also noted that U.S. intelligence and the Pentagon believe that allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory will bring Kyiv more problems than advantages.
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