But administration officials still insist that ATACMS won’t be a magic bullet.
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-President Joe Biden promised his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that the United States will soon provide Kyiv with a small number of long-range missiles to help its war with Russia, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Toivottavasti totta.
-The decision to send ATACMS comes as the United Kingdom and France are wavering on whether they’ll continue to deliver long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. London and Paris have sent their Storm Shadow and SCALP missiles, which reach roughly 150 miles, respectively.
-However, France will halt shipments of the SCALPs in the near term because they are needed for Paris’ own coffers, said Gen. Stéphane Mille, chief of staff of France’s air and space force, in a Monday briefing.
-Mille also hinted that Paris is rethinking how much longer it can continue to send significant amounts of its own weapons to Ukraine.
“After two years we need now to have another discussion, because we cannot give, give, give and see our systems going down for Ukraine,” he said.
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Jokatapauksessa kai briteillä ja ranskalla alkaa aseapu varmaankin hyytymään.