White House says still opposes Ukraine using US arms against Russia

National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2024. (AFP)
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WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky鈥檚 pleas for an end to restrictions on Kyiv using US-supplied arms to strike Russian territory.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no change to our policy at this point. We don鈥檛 encourage or enable the use of US-supplied weapons to strike inside Russia,鈥� National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told a briefing.