Zelenskyy says 'missiles will speak for themselves' as Biden OKs long-range use

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The weapons are expected to be used in response to North Korea's decision to send thousands of troops to Russia in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to one of the sources.

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00:00Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken after a decision came from Washington giving permission for

00:07Ukraine to use U.S. missiles to strike targets deeper inside Russia.

00:11But despite Zelensky pleading for such permission for weeks, his response in his nightly video

00:16address was notably muted.

00:18The decision marks a major U.S. policy shift during Joe Biden's final weeks in the White

00:41House.

00:42Biden had been reluctant to grant Kiev permission to use U.S. weapons for anything other than

00:47defensive purposes.

00:49He feared doing so would be a major escalation that could draw the U.S. and other NATO members

00:54into direct conflict with Russia.

00:56The weapons are expected to be used in response to North Korea's decision to send as many

01:01as 12,000 troops to Russia.

01:03American and South Korean intelligence officials say North Korea has also provided Russia with

01:08significant amounts of munitions.

01:11President-elect Donald Trump has signaled that he could push Ukraine to agree to surrender

01:15some land seized by Russia to bring about an end to the conflict.

01:19Trump, who takes office in January, repeatedly criticized the amount of military aid Washington

01:24sent to Kiev and said he could end the war within a day.

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