In late May, a US State Department spokesperson told Sputnik that Biden had greenlighted Ukrainian strikes using US-supplied weapons inside Russian territory for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkov region but did not authorize the use of long-range missiles, including ATACMS, inside Russia.
"About [Volodymyr] Zelensky asking for the ability to strike deep into Russia, we've allowed Zelensky to use American weapons in the near term, in the near abroad, into Russia," Biden said on Thursday when asked whether he would allow Zelensky to strike deep into Russian territory.
The Kremlin has consistently warned against continued arms deliveries to Kiev since the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, saying they would lead to further escalation of the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia's response to supplies of long-range weapons to Ukraine may be asymmetrical.