Russia’s Protracted War in Ukraine

[MisterVeritis]

None of the CR's floating around right now have any Ukraine funding.

I know.

[Peter1469]

This is the sort of thing that risks getting the US directly into the war.

Also, this is a new weapon system and giving them away hurts US readiness.

Biden tells Zelenskyy that U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles

President Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that the United States will provide a small number of long-range missiles to aid the war with Russia, three U.S. officials and a congressional official familiar with the discussions told NBC News on Friday.


The officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly, did not say when the missiles would be delivered or when a public announcement would be made.


For months, Ukraine has asked for the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, which would give Kyiv the ability to strike targets from as far away as about 180 miles, hitting supply lines, railways, and command and control locations behind the Russian front lines.



A live-fire testing of the Army Tactical Missile System at White Sands Missile Range.[COLOR=var(--caption--source--color)]John Hamilton / White Sands Missile Range Public[/COLOR]
Defense officials have said the U.S. does not have a large stockpile of excess ATACMS, which have a bigger payload than traditional artillery, to provide to Ukraine. Also, some in Washington have resisted supplying the weapon, known colloquially as “attack-ems,” out of fear that it would widen the war with Russia.