Russia-Ukraine war: Mr. Biden’s difficult decision while the Donbass battlefield is hot as a pan of fire

As Russia continues to flatten Ukrainian cities in the east and south of the country, President Joe Biden has been “raised and put down” for weeks on whether to support Kiev more strongly in the fight against Ukraine. Moscow or not. Finally, he had the answer to that important question.

As The New York Times reported this week, President Joe Biden has decided that he “will provide Ukraine with more advanced munitions and missile systems to help them strike more precisely at critical targets.” of Russia on the Ukrainian battlefield.

Biden’s aides later detailed that this meant the US would send four sophisticated, medium-range missile systems (plus ammunition) to help significantly increase the range of Ukrainian artillery . This is part of a new $700 million support package that the US provides for Ukraine

U.S. officials also emphasized Ukraine’s promise to use weapons only to defend the country, not to attack targets inside Russia.

But a bigger problem is, the Pentagon says it will take at least three weeks for the US to bring the advanced systems (and soldiers trained to use them) on the Ukrainian battlefield.

Experts commented that it was clear that Mr. Biden had to carefully consider to make the difficult decisions when sending more advanced weapons to Ukraine, which certainly increased the risk of escalation of the conflict with Russia.

However, it is also said that Mr. Biden’s delay in decision-making has left Ukraine more vulnerable in the fighting to regain territory it has lost to Russia while waiting for weapons. more advanced than the United States to be able to reverse the situation.