00:00You go here to CNN. Thanks, General Ryder. So National Security Advisor Sullivan said earlier
00:05this week that with regards to the policy allowing Ukraine to use US-made weapons to
00:10strike over the border into Russia, that policy, quote, extends to anywhere that Russian forces
00:15are coming across the border from the Russian side to the Ukrainian side. So is that consistent with
00:21the Pentagon's understanding of this policy, or has the policy expanded beyond just that kind of
00:26narrow Kharkiv region that it was initially understood to be when this policy decision was
00:31made? Yeah. So there has been no change in the policy. And really, at the end of the day,
00:36this comes down to counterfire, right? And what you saw in the Kharkiv region as Russia was
00:41conducting its offensive was the massing of forces, artillery fire, preparatory fire into
00:48Ukraine as they conducted these operations. And so the ability to be able to fire back when fired
00:55upon is really what this policy is focused on. So again, as we see Russian forces firing across
01:03the border, you know, the ability for Ukraine to fire back at those ground forces using US-provided
01:10munitions, it's self-defense. And so it makes sense for them to be able to do that. And that
01:16applies only to the border areas? Or could it be further into Russia? Or just that? Again,
01:21you know, if you look back at kind of the early days of this war, and you had Russian forces that
01:26were, you know, and still are to a large degree, but in mass within Ukrainian occupied territory,
01:32what you saw were force on force conflicts that were happening within sovereign Ukraine. So in
01:40this case, what you see is Russian forces attempting to use their border as a safe zone from
01:46which to conduct preparatory fires and attacks into Ukraine in support of offensive actions. And
01:52so again, as we see those forces conducting those types of operations from across the border,
01:58we've explained, you know, Ukraine can and does have the right to fire back to defend themselves.
02:04So again, not a change to the policy that was announced earlier. Now, when it comes to long-term
02:09or excuse me, long-range munitions, like ATACMS, again, there's been no change in the policy in
02:15that regard. But it's broader than just Kharkiv, to be clear. Correct. You know, it's focusing on
02:20the strategic intent here, which is counter fire when you're attacked, you know, returning fire.
