Can the Biden Administration’s ‘Parting Gift’ to Ukraine Change the War?

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Ukraine has begun firing US missiles into Russia, hoping to change the battlefield before Donald Trump takes power.

An Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is fired during a joint training between the United States and South Korea, on October 05, 2022. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images)

Posted: November 20th, 2024

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — For the first time, the Biden Administration has authorized Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles to strike targets inside Russia, a policy change that officials said was a response to the deployment of thousands of North Korean troops to the war.

It’s a reversal that some are calling Joe Biden’s “parting gift” to Ukraine. Others are saying it’s a gesture that has come far too late. And there are mixed answers as to what impact the policy shift will have on the war.

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