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U.S. NEWS Thursday 19 sepTember 2024
U.S. wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range

weapons

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ing Biden’s approval to
AAMER MADHANI allow Ukraine to use the
Associated Press Storm Shadow missiles for
WASHINGTON (AP) — The expanded strikes in Russia.
Biden administration still Biden’s approval may be
is not convinced that it needed because Storm
should give Ukraine the Shadow components are
authority to launch long- made in the U.S. The of-
range missiles deeper into ficials spoke on condition
Russia, and U.S. officials say of anonymity to share the
they are seeking more de- status of private conversa-
tailed information about tions.
how Kyiv would use the Starmer said talks would
weapons and how they fit continue when global lead-
into the broader strategy ers convene for the U.N.
for the war. General Assembly gath-
U.S. officials said they have ering next week. Biden’s
asked Ukraine to spell out meeting with Zelenskyy is
more clearly its combat expected to happen late
objectives, as President Joe next week after the U.S.
Biden prepares to meet president returns from the
with Ukrainian President U.N.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy next A senior U.S. official said the
week. Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force of the U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, from left, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd U.S. wants to help Ukraine
Administration officials are Austin, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov shape its combat objec-
concerned that loosening attend a meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. tives for the war and the
Associated Press
restrictions on the use of the use of long-range weap-
weapons would have limit- evidenced by a Ukrainian sian forces. The U.S. officials spoke on ons.
ed impact and come with drone strike overnight that The U.S. is coming under condition of anonymity to On Saturday, the head of
great risk. Russian President hit a large military depot, mounting pressure from discuss internal delibera- NATO’s military committee
Vladimir Putin last week causing a huge blaze, in NATO allies who believe tions. said Ukraine has the solid
warned that Russia would a town 500 kilometers (300 Ukraine should be the one Ukraine is pressing to use legal and military right to
be “at war” with the United miles) from the border. to decide how and where it U.S.-supplied Army Tactical strike deep inside Russia to
States and its NATO allies if Ukrainian leaders, howev- uses the weapons and how Missile Systems, or ATAC- gain combat advantage.
they allow Ukraine to use er, say they need permis- it fights its own war. A senior MS, and British-supplied Speaking in Prague at the
the long-range weapons. sion to strike weapons de- U.S. official said the subject Storm Shadow missiles to hit close of the meeting of the
U.S. defense officials have pots, airfields and military came up during meetings deeper into Russia. Biden alliance’s military chiefs,
repeatedly argued that bases far from the border of NATO defense chiefs discussed the issue during Adm. Rob Bauer of the
the long-range missiles are to motivate Russia to seek in Europe over the week- a meeting last week with Netherlands said, “Every
limited in number and that peace. The U.S. allows end attended by Gen. CQ British Prime Minister Keir nation that is attacked has
Ukraine already is using its Ukraine to use American- Brown, chairman of the U.S. Starmer. the right to defend itself.
own long-range drones to provided weapons in more Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. officials familiar with And that right doesn’t stop
hit targets farther into Rus- limited, cross-border strikes that most advocated in fa- discussions said they be- at the border of your own
sia. That capability was to counter attacks by Rus- vor of the change. lieved Starmer was seek- nation.”q

FBI disrupts Chinese cyber operation

targeting critical infrastructure in the U.S.

By ERIC TUCKER at the Aspen Cyber Summit.
Associated Press The FBI and Justice Department, which ob-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disrupt- tained a warrant to seize the botnet’s in-
ed a group of Chinese hackers who were frastructure, did not identify any of the tar-
working at the direction of the Chinese gets by name but said they included uni-
government to infiltrate critical infrastruc- versities, government agencies, telecom-
ture in the U.S. and other countries and munications providers, media organiza-
to spy on and steal data from universities, tions and nongovernmental organizations.
government agencies and others, Direc- Half of the hijacked devices were located
tor Chris Wray said Wednesday. in the U.S., Wray said. “This was another
The hacking campaign known as Flax successful disruption, but make no mistake
Typhoon installed malicious software on it’s just one round in a much longer fight,”
thousands of internet-connected devices, Wray said. “The Chinese government is
including cameras, video recorders, and going to continue to target your organiza-
home and office routers, to create a mas- tions and our critical infrastructure, either Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, speaks before a
meeting of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force,
sive botnet a network of infected com- by their own hand or concealed through at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in
puters. “Flax Typhoon’s actions caused their proxies, and we’ll continue to work Washington, with from left, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal
real harm to its victims, who had to devote with our partners to identify their malicious Division, Nicole Argentieri, Deputy Attorney General Lisa
precious time to clean up the mess when activity, disrupt their hacking campaigns, Monaco, Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Assistant
they discovered the malware,” Wray said and bring them to light.”q Attorney General, National Security Division, Matthew Olsen.
Associated Press