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The US president’s comments come after reports that the Biden administration was preparing to send long-range missile systems to Kyiv, after numerous Ukrainian appeals during the past days to the United States and the West to support it with heavy weapons in light of a major Russian escalation in the east of the country, and demands to provide the multiple launch missile system (MLRS).
network quotes "CNN" According to senior US officials, the Biden administration is preparing to upgrade the type of weapons it provides to Ukraine and is inclined to send this system and another fast-transfer system known as HIMARS as part of a larger military aid package to Ukraine..
The deal was high on the agenda at two White House meetings last week, where lawmakers met to discuss national security policy amid concern whether Russia You will look to send increasingly heavy weapons to Ukraine As a provocation that could lead to some kind of revenge.
According to analysts, there are US fears of sending Multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) to Ukraine, which may use the new weapons to launch attacks inside Russia, as it reaches about 160 km, in light of Russian warnings against supplying Kyiv with heavy weapons, leading to what Russian diplomats described as"Unpredictable consequences".
The system consists (MLRS) From rocket launchers Placed on vehicles, which gives them more flexibility to move, maneuver and escape, this feature means the battery can strike, then move away before being the target of anti-battery fire..
In response, the Minister warned Russian Foreign Ministry، Sergey Lavrovthe West that supplying Ukraine with weapons capable of striking Russian territory will be "A dangerous step towards an unacceptable escalation".
In turn, Olga Scapeva, a prominent Russian TV presenter, said in her program on "Russia -1" government, the system (MLRSThe US can launch missiles at long distances, and if the Americans do that, it is clear that they will cross a red line, and it will be an attempt to provoke a very harsh response from Russia..
3 Reasons
On the reasons for Biden’s retreat, the American academic, Andrew Boyfield, said that there are 3 reasons behind the decision, the first of which is "Fears of Russian escalation and the response to be with NATO countries (NATO) in eastern Europe, as Moscow clearly threatened to target any country that supplies Kyiv with heavy weapons or even passes through it".
Boyfield added, to"Sky News Arabia"that "The second thing is that the American decision will undoubtedly contribute to alleviating the tension and tension between Washington and Moscow in light of European negotiations with Putin to end the blockade of the ports in order to export Ukrainian grain, while the Russian President stressed that supplying Ukraine with weapons is a dangerous matter, further destabilizing and exacerbating the crisis.".
On the third reason, he said that since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, Biden has wanted the confrontation with Russia to be economic only, and there is a keenness on the part of the West and Washington to keep this war in its current contexts and prevent it from turning into a broader conflict and the possibility of a global war in which everyone will lose..
In turn, the American expert on security and strategic affairs, Irina Zuckerman, told "Sky News Arabia": "Biden has faced massive pressure and a Russian information war By claiming the high costs of these contributions, the inevitability of Russia’s victory, and fears over military stocks, the chorus uses these partisan divisions during the middle of the year to portray Biden’s support for Ukraine as nothing more than corruption and a waste of taxpayer money. In the midst of high inflation".
She added that "Paradoxically, the pressure not to give)MLRSCame from the right, but this combination of Biden’s desire to prolong the war, his generally reluctance, and increased pressure from some Republican elements, may give the Pentagon an excuse to treatMLRS) as an escalation factor".
For his part, Deputy Chairman of the Russian National Security Council Dmitriy MedvedevBiden’s decision not to provide Kyiv with weapons capable of reaching Russia is rational.
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The US president’s comments come after reports that the Biden administration was preparing to send long-range missile systems to Kyiv, after numerous Ukrainian appeals during the past days to the United States and the West to support it with heavy weapons in light of a major Russian escalation in the east of the country, and demands to provide the multiple launch missile system (MLRS).
CNN quoted senior US officials as saying that the Biden administration is preparing to upgrade the type of weapons it provides to Ukraine and is inclined to send this system and another system known as HIMARS, a fast-transportation system, in Ukraine. Framework of a larger military aid package for Ukraine.
The deal was high on the agenda at two White House meetings last week, where lawmakers met to discuss national security policy amid concern whether Russia You will look to send increasingly heavy weapons to Ukraine As a provocation that could lead to some kind of revenge.
According to analysts, there are US fears of sending Multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) to Ukraine, which may use the new weapons to launch attacks inside Russia, as it reaches about 160 km, in light of Russian warnings against supplying Kyiv with heavy weapons, leading to what Russian diplomats described as “unpredictable consequences.”
The system consists (MLRS) From rocket launchers Placed on vehicles, which gives them more flexibility to move, maneuver and escape, this feature means the battery can strike, then move away before being the target of anti-battery fire..
In response, the Minister warned Russian Foreign Ministry، Sergey LavrovThe West warned that supplying Ukraine with weapons capable of striking Russian territory would be a “dangerous step towards an unacceptable escalation.”
In turn, Olga Scapeva, a prominent Russian TV presenter, said in her program on the state network “Russia-1”, that the (MLRSThe US can launch missiles at long distances, and if the Americans do that, it is clear that they will cross a red line, and it will be an attempt to provoke a very harsh response from Russia..
3 Reasons
On the reasons for Biden’s retreat, the American academic, Andrew Boyfield, said that there are 3 reasons behind the decision, the first of which is “fears of Russian escalation and that the response will be with NATO countries (NATO) in eastern Europe, as Moscow clearly threatened to target any country that supplies Kyiv with heavy weapons or even passes through it.”
Boyfield added, to “Sky News Arabia”, that “the second thing is that the American decision will undoubtedly contribute to alleviating the tension and tension between Washington and Moscow in light of European negotiations with Putin to end the blockade of the ports in order to export Ukrainian grain, while the Russian President stressed that Supplying arms to Ukraine is dangerous and further destabilizes and exacerbates the crisis.”
On the third reason, he said that since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, Biden has wanted the confrontation with Russia to be economic only, and there is a keenness on the part of the West and Washington to keep this war in its current contexts and prevent it from turning into a broader conflict and the possibility of a global war in which everyone will lose..
In turn, Irina Zuckerman, an American expert in security and strategic affairs, told Sky News Arabia: “Biden faced widespread pressure and a Russian information war by claiming the high costs of these contributions, the inevitability of Russia’s victory, and fears over the army’s stocks, using the chorus of voices. These partisan divisions through the middle of the year portray Biden’s support for Ukraine as nothing more than corruption and a waste of taxpayer money amid high inflation.“.
She added that “paradoxically, the pressure not to give (MLRSCame from the right, but this combination of Biden’s desire to prolong the war, his generally reluctance, and increased pressure from some Republican elements, may give the Pentagon an excuse to treatMLRS) as an escalation factor.
For his part, the deputy head of the Russian National Security Council described Dmitriy MedvedevBiden’s decision not to provide Kyiv with weapons capable of reaching Russia is rational.