September 1, 2025 | The Wall Street Journal

By Tying Ukraine’s Hands, the Pentagon Undermines Trump

Officials quietly revived a Biden-era policy stopping Kyiv from striking Russia with American weapons.
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
John Hardie

Russia Program Deputy Director
September 1, 2025 | The Wall Street Journal

By Tying Ukraine’s Hands, the Pentagon Undermines Trump

Officials quietly revived a Biden-era policy stopping Kyiv from striking Russia with American weapons.

RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
John Hardie

Russia Program Deputy Director

Excerpt

Vladimir Putin’s intransigence isn’t the only problem President Trump faces as he tries to bring peace to Ukraine. He must also deal with an uncooperative Defense Department that undermines him.

The Journal reported last month that for months the Pentagon has quietly stopped Ukraine from using American ballistic missiles and British cruise missiles to strike targets inside Russia—a move that effectively reinstated a policy during much of the Biden administration.

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