Is Washington forbidding or encouraging Kyiv to use long-range weapons?

The Pentagon is non-publicly prohibiting Ukraine from using American long-range missile systems (ATACMS) to strike targets within Russian territory. The Wall Street Journal writes about this, citing American officials.

While the White House was trying to convince Russian President Putin to join peace negotiations, a coordination process launched in the Pentagon is holding Ukraine back from launching strikes deep into Russian territory, writes the publication.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has the final say on the use of long-range weapons, emphasizes The Wall Street Journal.

Experts see a clear contradiction between this information and one of the US President's recent posts. Donald Trump had stated that Kyiv cannot win by only defending itself. And to attack? Meaning, it was Biden who had forbidden Ukraine from using long-range weapons, the current US President recalled.