The outgoing Joe Biden administration has permitted Ukraine to use US-made ATACMS missiles for limited strikes inside Russia. Such escalation could lead to World War III, according to Russian lawmakers.
Joe Biden’s Conspiracy To Lead the World War 3
The outgoing Joe Biden administration has permitted Ukraine to use US-made ATACMS missiles for limited strikes inside Russia. Such escalation could lead to World War III, according to Russian lawmakers. Washington had previously refused to allow such strikes against Russia as it feared escalation. But the policy reversal comes two months before Donald Trump, who is sceptical of US aid to Ukraine, will take over the White House in January.
Trump’s team also suspects that the incoming US administration will allow Ukraine to use US-supplied weapons inside Russia.
Trump has reiterated quite a few times before taking over the presidency that he would end wars in Ukraine and the Middle East in his second term.
What Is Russia’s Warning Against Ukraine’s Missile Use?
“The West has decided on such a level of escalation that it could end with the Ukrainian statehood in complete ruins by morning,” Andrei Klishas, a senior member of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper chamber of parliament, said.Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy head of the Russian upper house’s international affairs committee, said that Moscow’s response will be immediate. This would be “a very big step towards World War 3“. President Vladimir Putin had earlier said in September that the West would be fighting Russia directly if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, a move he said would alter the nature and scope of the conflict.
Why Has Biden Made This Decision?
President Biden has always opposed the use of US weapons against Russia, fearing that it would drag the US and its NATO allies into a direct confrontation with Russia. The current move by the US tells Ukraine that it will support its efforts to hold on to a small chunk of Russian territory, which could be used as a “bargaining chip” for any possible negotiations in the future.
What Does Trump Think?
The President-elect has not said he would continue the policy, but some of his aides have already criticised financial and military aid to Ukraine. Trump’s Vice-President-elect JD Vance said the US should not provide any more military aid to Ukraine.
Many Ukrainian officials fear that Trump will cut off the arms supply when he takes over as president in January.
What Are ATACMS That Can Be Used Against Russia?
The ATACMS are manufactured by Lockheed Martin and are some of the most powerful ballistic missiles provided to Ukraine. With a warhead containing about 375 pounds of explosives, the missile can strike targets 190 miles away and can fly much higher in the atmosphere than artillery rockets.
ATACMS can be fired from the HIMARS mobile launchers that the US has provided Ukraine, as well as from older M270 launchers sent from Britain and Germany.
