The Russian military offensive around the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has been stopped, the White House national security adviser said today, who sees it as a consequence of the green light Washington gave the Ukrainians to attack targets in Russia itself.
"From the point of view of the US president (Joseph Biden), it is only common sense. What was happening around Kharkiv, what was new in recent months, was the Russian offensive. It made no sense not to allow the Ukrainians to attack across the border," he said. is Jake Sullivan for the American television network CBS.
According to him, Biden gave the approval to the Ukrainians, and they applied it on the battlefield.
"I want to point out that this (Russian) offensive on Kharkiv has been stopped. That city is still under threat from the Russians, who have not advanced in that area in recent days," Sullivan said.
The US president has long refused to allow the Ukrainians to use US-supplied weapons for attacks inside Russian territory, but recently changed his stance. However, Biden also set certain conditions, namely that only the border area can be targeted.
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