According to the report of the American publication Politico, Ukraine has expressed a demand to the administration of President Joe Biden to lift the ban on the use of American weapons to strike Russia. This was the result of a series of attacks on the Kharkiv region by Russian troops, which resulted in a large number of victims and destruction.
A group of Ukrainian parliamentarians is in Washington this week to enlist the support of Congress on this issue. Ukraine's goal is to strike Russian military depots abroad in order to disrupt Russian offensive operations.
Ukrainian representatives (among them the head of the Servant of the People faction, Arahamia) state that "for several weeks, they have been watching the Russians concentrate near the Ukrainian border, without being able to use the weapons supplied by the United States for a pre-emptive strike."
In this way, Russia was able to concentrate at least 30,000 military personnel and equipment on the border near the Kharkiv region, without fear of massive missile strikes.
Two US officials told the newspaper that the policy of the Biden administration has not changed. "The aid is intended for defense, not for offensive operations on the territory of Russia," said one of the interlocutors.
Three more US officials believe that Putin's goal at this stage is to achieve "negotiations on favorable terms for Moscow" by the end of this year.
