“I cannot give a definitive answer to this question, but I can say that circumstances have changed,” the official said. “Russia launched a new offensive in the direction of Kharkov and common sense demanded that Ukraine be given the opportunity to counterattack.”
At the same time, Sullivan added that so far US President Joe Biden has not changed his position on this issue.
Ten days ago, the White House said that Washington had no plans to review restrictions on attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces inside the Russian Federation, despite numerous calls from kyiv.
However, on July 16, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced “positive signals” from Washington regarding the attacks against the Russian Federation.