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Senior House Republicans Urge Biden To Lift Restrictions On Ukraine’s Use Of ATACMS

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 10th, 2024

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Senior House Republicans Urge Biden To Lift Restrictions On Ukraine’s Use Of ATACMS

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A group of senior House Republicans on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to remove remaining restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S.-provided long-range weapons, specifically Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] ATACMS missiles, to strike military targets deeper into Russia. “These restrictions have hampered Ukraine’s ability to defeat Russia’s war of aggression and have given the Kremlin’s forces a sanctuary from which it can attack Ukraine with impunity,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas),…

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