Pentagon restricts Ukraine's use of U.S. missiles against Russia, WSJ reports

The Pentagon has reportedly been blocking Ukraine's use of U.S.-made ATACMS missiles to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv's defense capabilities, as President Donald Trump grows increasingly frustrated over the stalled peace process with Moscow.

The Pentagon has been quietly restricting Ukraine's use of U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to target Russian positions, limiting Kyiv's capacity to utilize these weapons in its defense against Moscow’s invasion, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Saturday (August 23), citing U.S. officials.

This development comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed growing frustration over the ongoing three-year conflict and his failure to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

After a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a subsequent meeting with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yielded little progress, Trump indicated on Friday (August 22) that he was contemplating reimposing economic sanctions on Russia or, alternatively, withdrawing from the peace talks.

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