Europe | Taking the war to the invaders

American restrictions on hitting Russia are hurting Ukraine

The Biden administration’s justifications keep changing

Live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, of the Army Tactical Missile System
Mission controlledPhotograph: AP

UKRAINE’S FRUSTRATION is growing by the day over restrictions that the Biden administration has imposed on the use of American-supplied weapons against targets inside Russia.

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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Hands tied”

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