Biden helps Trump by unleashing ATACMS on Russia

If the long-range missiles are used from the territory of Ukraine against the Russian territory, it will mean that they are controlled by American military experts and we will view that as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia and respond accordingly,

moaned Lavrov at the G-20 in Brazil

We hope that when that time comes, there is more leverage on the Ukrainian side than on the Russian side,

Rubio said in September

It could happen any minute, any hour,

Major Taras Berezovets, of Ukraine's Territorial Defense force, told CBS News, arguing

Since your recent actions seem to be pushing the world closer to the brink of nuclear war, I hereby request a classified briefing prior to Monday, November 25, 2024, regarding full details of your administration’s agreement on Ukraine’s stipulated rules of engagement with regard to the long-range ATACMS,

Self wrote

When the United States began providing such weapons to Kyiv in 2023, the dynamics of the war could have been changed drastically, but your administration exerted its influence over the conflict to limit the rules of engagement and the use of ATACMS,

Self wrote

If this desperate move by your administration represents an attempt by deep-state operatives to hamstring the incoming Trump presidency, it’s a dangerous miscalculation,

Self said in the letter

I write to challenge your administration’s decision to authorize Ukraine’s use of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to strike inside Russia,

Self wrote

Americans do not want World War III,

Self wrote

There’s clearly an effort ahead of Trump to maximise their standings,

agrees Jade McGlynn, from the war studies department at King’s College London

If they will cut, I think we will lose. Of course, anyway, we will stay and we will fight. We have production, but it’s not enough to prevail."

Asked in a US TV interview what would happen to Ukraine if Washington slashed military aid, he was clear

From January ... He will have to deal with the fact that Trump now is responsible for the situation. If Putin escalates, it can worsen the chances for a deal. He will have to be more flexible, more open to different options.”

she says