Biden will soon decide on delivering ATACMS to Ukraine
Informed sources have reported that US President Joe Biden will soon decide on providing long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda; CNN citing unnamed officials familiar with the missile delivery discussions
Details: The officials say that no final decision has yet been made on whether to send the ATACMS. But one official said the likelihood of that happening now is much higher than before.
"Much greater [possibility]. I just don’t know when [it will happen]," he said.
CNN says that the delivery of ATACMS to Kyiv was recommended by the State Department and the Ministry of Defense after months of requests from Ukraine.
The article says it is not clear how many missiles the US will provide to Ukraine, but State Department and Pentagon officials believe that sending the missiles could help Kyiv make decisive progress in its counteroffensive.
Background:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to persuade his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to approve the decision to supply the Ukrainian army with long-range ATACMS systems in autumn 2023.
- The Financial Times recently reported that US President Joe Biden is close to making a decision on supplying Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles.
- The US State Department said on 11 September that the position regarding ATACMS for Ukraine has not changed.
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