U.S. Approves Long-Range Missile Strikes Inside Russia

There has been little to cheer about in Ukraine this fall. Russia has been seizing territory in eastern Ukraine at the fastest clip in more than 2 1/2 years just as its ally North Korea sends thousands of fresh troops to the front. Meanwhile, the United States -- Ukraine's biggest backer in its war with Russia -- just elected as its next leader Donald Trump, who has criticized large-scale aid to Ukraine. That has raised fears that a future lack of U.S. support could lead to Kyiv being forced to concede territory in exchange for peace. There are…