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Wed Dec 7, 2022, 03:21 AM Dec 2022

US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities, defense secretary says

Source: CNN

The US is not working to prevent Ukraine from developing its own long-range strike capabilities that could potentially target inside Russian territory, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

“We are not working to prevent Ukraine from developing their own capability,” Austin said on Tuesday. 

His comments come after a top US State Department official on Tuesday suggested that the Ukrainians were behind the recent drone strikes on two Russian bases, and directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes by targeting civilian populations and infrastructure.

Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-06-22/h_869fd74db857544d950d0384e934025c

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