WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using US-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv’s ability to employ these weapons in its defense against Moscow’s invasion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing US officials. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The news came as US President Donald Trump has grown more frustrated publicly over the three-year-old war and his inability to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Il Pentagono ha bloccato per mesi l'uso di missili a lungo raggio da parte dell'Ucraina per colpire la Russia. (ANSA)

The limitations limit Kyiv’s ability to employ long-range ATACMS units in its defence against Moscow’s invasion.