Germany has given Ukraine the green light to strike targets inside Russia using long-range weapons supplied by Berlin, in a decision that signals a notable hardening of Western resolve as the war grinds on.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit Berlin on Wednesday amid escalating tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war and shifting Western policies that could shape whether the war moves towa

The president has gone from a “24-hour” deal to “back away” in just a few months.