Jeanne Shaheen

09/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/11/2024 19:04

Shaheen Statement Urging U.S. Government to Ease Restrictions on Ukrainian Use of Long Range American Provided Weapons in Russia

"As I've said for months: we must give Ukraine the weapons and capabilities it needs to defeat Russia, win back its sovereignty and protect its people. In light of Putin's increasingly horrific attacks on civilian targets, it's time to lift restrictions on the use of long-range U.S.-provided weapons to allow Ukraine to reach high value Russian military targets. On the expectation that the Ukrainian government has demonstrated how these new authorities fit within its broader campaign strategy, I hope that the Biden Administration will swiftly grant these permissions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces."