The United States will not send missile systems to Ukraine that could hit Russian territory, President Joe Biden said on Monday.
The statement came after reports that the US government was preparing to send advanced long-range rocket systems to Kiev to fight Russia.
“We are not going to send missile systems to Ukraine” that could hit Russia, Biden told reporters after returning to the White House after a weekend in Delaware.
Ukrainian officials sought a long-range system called the “Multiple Launch Rocket System,” which can fire a barrage of missiles hundreds of kilometers away.
THE CNN and the Washington Post reported on Friday that the Biden administration was leaning towards sending this and another system, the High Mobility Rocket Artillery System, known as HIMARS, as part of a larger military aid package for the Ukraine.
It was unclear which system Biden was referring to in his remarks.
The Ukrainian government has called on the West to provide more long-range weapons to turn the war, now in its fourth month. US officials said such weapons systems are being considered.
Source: CNN Brasil
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