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Johnson supports authorization to strike Russia with US weapons
May 22, 2024
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson believes that the United States should allow Ukraine to wage war “as it sees fit,” commenting on Kyiv's request to allow strikes with American weapons on Russian territory.
He said this in a comment to Voice of America correspondent Kateryna Lisunova.
When asked whether the United States should lift the ban on the use of its weapons to strike Russian targets in Russia, Johnson said: “I think we should allow Ukraine to wage war as it sees fit.”
“They (Ukrainians - Ed.) need to be able to strike back. And I don't think it's right for us to micromanage that effort,” the speaker of the lower house of Congress added.
Author - Olena Madiak, 22/05/2024
