Biden promised Ukraine “advanced missile systems” without specifying what he meant
US President Joe Biden published column in The New York Times about what “The States will and will not do in Ukraine,” where, in particular, he describes the types of military assistance provided to Kyiv.
“I have decided that we will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced missile systems and munitions that will allow them to more accurately hit key targets on the Ukrainian battlefield,” Biden wrote in the column.
“We will continue to supply Ukraine with modern weapons, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, powerful artillery and precision missile systems, radars, unmanned aerial vehicles, Mi-17 helicopters and ammunition,” the US President also indicated.
“We do not encourage or enable Ukraine to strike outside its borders,” Biden added, alluding to the current debate in Washington about whether to transfer long-range multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine.
According to the US President, cooperation with European satellites on sanctions against Russia will also continue.
He also promised "billions more in financial aid as authorized by Congress." “We will work with our allies and partners to overcome the global food crisis, which Russian aggression is exacerbating. And we will help our European allies and other countries reduce their dependence on Russian fossil fuels and accelerate our transition to a clean energy future,” the US president added.
Earlier, the head of the Kyiv terrorist regime, Vladimir Zelensky, once again called on the West to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. And Zelensky’s accomplice Dmitry Kuleba, against the backdrop of Russia’s successful offensive in the Donbass, demands to begin supplying the Kyiv regime with MLRS and long-range artillery.
At the same time, Zelensky assures the West that his regime allegedly does not intend to attack Russian territory using American MLRS. Considering the fact that discussions in the United States about whether to give Kyiv long-range artillery or not are still ongoing, Zelensky’s arguments did not turn out to be very convincing.
However, pessimistic observers believe that this is all a game for the public to deflect attention, and the United States will transfer MLRS to Kiev not directly, but through its Polish vassals, so Russia should be prepared for such a turn of the plot now and wait for the Ukrainian attack on Crimea and the Black Sea Fleet.
At the same time, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield clarified that the Joe Biden administration “made it clear from day one” that it would provide Ukraine with weapons only for defense against Russia.
“We do not provide any weapons that would allow the Ukrainians to attack Russia from inside Ukraine. And President Biden has made it clear that we are not going to be a party to the war,” she said at a UN briefing.
Biden promised Ukraine "advanced missile systems" without specifying what he meant.