Biden authorizes Ukraine to use U.S. long-range missiles in Russia

By Tom Bowman,

Scott Detrow

Published November 17, 2024 at 5:17 PM EST

President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles against targets inside Russia.

Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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