Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike hundreds of miles inside Russia for the first time. This marks a significant policy shift, with Russia warning that Moscow would view this as an "escalation."
With Biden set to leave office in two months, president-elect Donald Trump has suggested he would limit US support for Ukraine and aims to end the war quickly upon taking office in January.
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