U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated that the Biden administration has maintained a clear policy of providing Ukraine only with defensive weapons that cannot strike targets inside Russia, emphasizing that the U.S. will not become a party to the war while supporting Ukraine's sovereignty.
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The Biden administration has been clear from day one that it would provide Ukraine with defensive weapons only
The U.S. will not provide weapons that would allow Ukraine to reach targets inside Russia
The U.S. is not going to become a party to the war
The U.S. will support Ukraine's efforts to defend its own sovereignty and territorial integrity
The Biden administration has clearly communicated it will provide Ukraine only with defensive weapons to fight Russia.
The US will not provide any weapons that would allow Ukrainians to attack Russia from within Ukraine.
President Biden has made clear that the US does not intend to become a party to the war.
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