2023-09-11 03:01:07
2023-09-11 11:01 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun/Real-time reporting
As the drama of the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, U.S. President Joe Biden is regarding to decide whether to aid Ukraine with long-range missiles. A single thought will not only affect the year-and-a-half-long war, but also mark a new chapter in the history of U.S. aid to Ukraine.
The British Financial Times reported that Ukraine has long requested the United States to provide the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which has a range of regarding 300 kilometers, which is sufficient for the Ukrainian army to strike Russian targets from behind the front line from a long distance. However, U.S. President Joe Biden has been reluctant to do so. Nodding, on the one hand, the number is limited, on the other hand, they are worried that the Ukrainian army will attack Russian territory deeply and intensify the war.
However, as the war drags on and the Ukrainian army has begun counterattacks on southern and eastern territories in recent months, the United States has begun to consider following Britain and France in providing Ukraine with long-range missile systems.
White House Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer told reporters on the 10th that the decision has not yet been finalized, but he does not rule out any possibility. What is certain is that the United States has always taken a stance of supporting the Ukrainian army to win.
Another senior Biden aide revealed that “a decision will be finalized soon.”
Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressed confidence in receiving good news from the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on the 6th and met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. At a joint press conference, Kuleba said that the two sides had “substantive discussions” on long-range missile systems and was very happy to do so. See this is still a possible option.
Not only externally, but internally, Biden is also under cross-party pressure from Congress to approve the aid system to Ukraine.
The drama of the Russia-Ukraine war is dragging on. U.S. President Biden is regarding to decide whether to assist the Ukrainian Army’s tactical missile system. In a moment, he will…
However, Russia once threatened that once the United States decided to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles, it would be tantamount to “stepping on the red line” and directly intervene in the conflict, and Russia would defend its territory at all costs.
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