Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Editor’s note: This story is being updated. The U.S. has authorized Ukraine to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory, the European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed on Nov. 18 following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.”The Biden administration has authorized the use of its weapons up to 300 kilometers inside Russian territory,” he said. “The American administration said no for a long time, and they ended up saying yes.”Several media outlets reported on Nov. 17 that U.S. President Joe Biden permitted Ukraine to use its ATACMS missiles to strike against targets on Russian soil. According to some reports, this so far concerns only Russian and North Korean forces amassing in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.Kyiv and Washington did not provide a clear statement on whether the authorization to strike deep into Russia with US-made missiles was granted. Borrell was the first official to confirm the move.Answering the question of why Joe Biden’s administration decided to authorize long-range strikes against Russia now, Borrell said he did not know why the White House made this decision after the presidential election and not before.Borrell also confirmed that this permit was indeed granted and is spread over a distance of 300 kilometers (187 miles).”It’s not that much by way of a distance. It’s not a very long distance. It doesn’t go deep into the country, but this is the decision by the administration,” the diplomat said.‘Nothing new under the sun’ — German, French foreign ministers react on Ukrainian long-range strikes“Ukrainians shouldn’t have to wait for rockets to cross the border — they should be able to destroy launch sites directly,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova
