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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Joe Biden Finally Allows Ukraine to Hit Certain Targets Inside Russia

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

News, Society & Culture

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

As Donald Trump is about to take control of the United States’ role in the Ukraine/Russia conflict, Joe Biden approves of Ukraine using long-range missiles on military targets inside Russia. What took him so long and how will the incoming administration respond? Plus, more questions about the nominations of Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Matt Gaetz to prominent roles inside Donald Trump’s cabinet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:35.2

President Biden finally lets Ukraine use long-range American missiles to hit military targets

0:42.2

inside Russia. What took him so long and what is going to be the impact on the war as Donald

0:48.0

Trump prepares to take over as American commander-in-chief. Plus, doubts grow about a pair of Donald Trump's security nominees.

0:57.0

Could Pete Hexeth at Defense and Tulsa Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence

1:02.3

be defeated in the Senate?

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Those are our subjects for today on Potomac Watch, our daily opinion podcast to the Wall Street Journal.

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I'm Paul Giego, editor of the

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editorial pages, and I'm here with my distinguished colleagues, Joe Sternberg and Elliot Kaufman.

1:18.4

I don't know if they're offended by that adjective or not, but let's talk first about the Biden

1:22.5

decision on attack him missiles, Joe, a decision leaked over the weekend. It's a long-time request of Ukraine,

1:30.7

but resisted by the White House for fear that it would lead to a Russian escalation in the war.

1:35.5

President Biden's reportedly changed his mind based on the fact that Vladimir Putin

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