The decisions made in those pivotal days would shape the course of the conflict, the balance of power in Europe, and the fragile hopes for peace in a region shadowed by the specter of war..... In the heart of Europe, a tense and rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape took center stage as NATO members Norway and Finland issued a stark declaration. They proclaimed that Ukraine had the right to carry out long-range strikes against Russia using Western weapons provided by the US-led military bloc. This bold statement followed reports that US President Joe Biden had granted Kiev permission to target Russian territories bordering Ukraine’s Kharkov Region with American-supplied weaponry. On a chilly Thursday morning, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg stood before a gathering of member states, his voice resonating with a call to action. He urged the alliance to allow Ukraine to use their weapons against Russian targets, signaling a significant shif...