Long-range missiles against Russia: too late to save Ukraine?
Europe • Nov 18, 2024, 5:21 PM
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The U.S. decision to authorise long-range Ukrainian strikes could help Kyiv defend the foothold in Russia's Kursk region that it seized as leverage in any war talks, but may come too late to change the course of the war, analysts said. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Slovianska, Ukraine, Gulliver Cragg.
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