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America permits Ukraine to use missiles; Russia reacts, and more
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President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to launch strikes inside Russia using American-supplied long-range missiles—a decision America has been reluctant to take for fear of Russian escalation. Also, Russia responded angrily to America lifting its ban. The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, warned of a “whole new spiral of tension”.
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