Tunde Sulaiman 
President Joe Biden has hinted at Washington lifting restrictions on Ukraine using US long-range missiles against Russia. If granted, it would fulfil repeated requests by Ukraine to loosen the limits on US-supplied weapons, which officials have said has left them fighting against Russia’s full-scale invasion with their hands tied.
Russia is yet to comment, but President Vladimir Putin has previously said such action could lead to “very serious problems”.
Biden’s remarks come as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his UK counterpart, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, prepare to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, reports the BBC.
Blinken said one of their goals ahead of the visit was to “hear directly from the Ukrainian leadership” about their “objectives and what we can do to support those needs”.
