United States House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he believes Ukraine has the right to pursue its war against Russia as it wants and should be "micromanaged" by the US.
"I think Ukraine should be allowed to wage war as they see fit. They must be able to fight back, and I think we're trying to micromanage the effort, that's not good policy for us," Johnson stated in response to a question on whether Ukraine has the right to target Russia's territory.
The remarks come after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Washington does not support or enable Ukraine's attacks on Russian territory, but insisted Kiev "will have to and will make its own decisions" and the US wants to make sure Ukrainians have the "equipment they need."