On Thursday, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western long-range weapons, supported by France, Sweden, Latvia, the Netherlands and Poland. Map showing how far these weapons would reach.

During an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels on 29 August, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell ramped up pressure on Ukraine’s international backers to lift restrictions on the use of weapons they provide:

“The weaponry that we are providing to Ukraine has to have full use, and the restrictions have to be lifted in order for the Ukrainians to be able to target the places where Russia is bombing them. Otherwise, the weaponry is useless"

The U.S. restricts the use of long-ra
nge ballistic missiles it provides to Ukraine and some EU members also limit the use of their weapons.

Map source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty