The United States of America is aware that Ukraine needs to strike at the objects of the Russian troops, which are located beyond the reach of existing weapons. Washington is negotiating with Kyiv on the possibility of meeting such a need, said US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl during a meeting with journalists in Kyiv, writes "

According to him, the Ukrainian side still expresses the American interest in obtaining long-range ATACMS missiles, which can hit a distance of up to 270 kilometers.. At the same time, Kahl believes that Kyiv should focus not so much on specific weapons, but on the very need to hit more distant targets..

" I will not specify what systems we can talk about, but we will continue the appropriate dialogue with our Ukrainian colleagues,"

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Recall that in October it was reported that the Ukrainian government offers the States to constantly provide full information about the planned strikes on the positions of the Russian army in order to still receive long-range ATACMS missiles.