While you were distracted by the Trump verdict yesterday, this little bit of news dropped — and by little bit, I mean we're a little bit closer to World War 3.

Yes, World War 3 is just around the corner, folks. We've given the green light to Ukraine to use our weapons to strike inside Russia (in Kharkiv specifically).

In effect, Ukraine can now use American-provided weapons, such as rockets and rocket launchers, to shoot down launched Russian missiles heading toward Kharkiv, at troops massing just over the Russian border near the city, or Russian bombers launching bombs toward Ukrainian territory. But the official said Ukraine cannot use those weapons to hit civilian infrastructure or launch long-range missiles, such as the Army Tactical Missile System, to hit military targets deep inside Russia.

It's a stunning shift the administration initially said would escalate the war by more directly involving the U.S. in the fight. But worsening conditions for Ukraine on the battlefield - - namely Russia's advances and improved position in Kharkiv - - led the president to change his mind.

Judging by this next video, we should've seen this move coming.

War hawks gonna war hawk, am I right?

Kharkiv is Ukraine's second-largest city, and sits about 20 miles from the Russian border. The Russians have recently launched a major offensive there, and our allies, including England, France, Germany, Canada, Finland, and, of course, Ukraine, have urged the US to allow the use of our weapons inside Russia for the purpose of defeating that offensive.

Some officials are concerned that Ukraine, when it attacks inside Russia using its own drones, has hit military targets unrelated to Russia's invasion. The U.S. has strongly delivered the message that Kyiv must use American weapons only to directly hit Russian military sites used for its invasion of Ukraine, but not civilian infrastructure.

We'll see if "strongly delivered messages" work up in the Ukraine.

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