Trump Aides Say Biden’s Surprising Shift on Ukraine’s Use of American Missiles Against Russia Undermines the President-Elect’s Agenda

Yet, Republican hawks have long criticized Biden’s reluctance to send to Ukraine arms that Kyiv requested. Many have called on the administration to allow the Ukrainian military to use American-supplied weapons as Kyiv saw fit.

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Presidents Trump and Biden. AP, file

Weeks before leaving office, President Biden is shedding his long-held fear of war escalation and removing restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American-made missiles. Aides to President-elect Trump say the surprising shift is undermining the incoming commander-in-chief’s agenda.  

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