US will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia: Biden

The US will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach into Russia, Biden says.

The US leader’s comments, issued to reporters at the White House, followed reports last week that Washington was preparing to send advanced long-range rocket systems to Kyiv.

Ukrainian officials have sought a longer-range system called the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of miles away.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cautioned Western powers against supplying Ukraine with weapons capable of hitting Russian territory, warning such a move would be a “serious step towards unacceptable escalation”.