Biden approves sending advanced rockets to Ukraine

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States is sending "more advanced rocket systems and munitions" as part of a $700 million package of military equipment intended to help the Ukrainians fight back against the Russian invasion of their country.

However, Biden claimed that the move would not be enabling the Ukrainians to hit targets outside their own borders.

In an op-ed for the New York Times on Tuesday Biden wrote, "We have moved quickly to send Ukraine a significant amount of weaponry and ammunition so it can fight on the battlefield...