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Trump Says U.S. Has Not Approved Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has not authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, dismissing earlier reports as “fake news,
The clarification came after a report by The wall street Journal claimed that Washington had lifted restrictions allowing Kyiv to employ Western-supplied long-range weapons in Russia.
Trump said through his social media platform that “the U.S. has nothing to do with those missiles, wherever they may come from, or what Ukraine does with them!”
The report also suggested N ATO-provided Storm Shadow cruise missiles and US-supplied ATACMS could be used under revised rules — a claim the president rejected.
Officials in both the U.S. and Ukraine have offered conflicting statements. While some Western officials cited by media suggested Washington quietly eased controls,
One Pentagon official told Reuters that any decision would depend on specific targeting data and compliance with oversight procedures.
The Kremlin, meanwhile, welcomed the confusion as evidence of Western disunity.
The wall street Journal reported that the U.S.A.’s approval of Ukraine being allowed to use long range missiles deep into Russia is FAKE NEWS!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.
The dispute unfolds amid heightened geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflict in Ukraine. With the summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin still in limbo, the administration’s exact stance on Ukraine’s offensive capabilities remains unclear. Analysts say the clarification may be intended to distance the U.S. from escalation, but leaves allies questioning how much autonomy Kyiv now has.
