ATACMS for Russia: Why Ukraine is right now received long -range missiles

The US missiles atacms will expand Ukraine's opportunities to attack the aggressor. Political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko examines the situation with them at different angles, highlighting several semantic lines in this political story. One of the main intrigues with US military assistance to Ukraine is the provision of ATACMS long -range missiles. The bill voted by congressmen recommends the President of the United States, but does not oblige it.

We know the position of Biden's administration that the United States does not support Ukrainian attacks on objects in the Russian territory (internationally recognized). And it seems that the republican congressmen issued a certain political trap for Biden to accuse him of hesitation and inconsistency. But during a telephone conversation between President Biden and Zelensky, this problem is at least partially solved, and apparently on the Ukrainian initiative.

President Zelensky stated that "today's result - in the arrangements about" Atacams "for Ukraine all dots are arranged. " And thanked the Biden President. I understand that ATACMS missiles will still be in the nearest US military assistance packages for Ukraine. Another thing is the "Atacams", in what quantity, and whether there will be restrictions on their use in the Russian territory.

However, it is important at the moment: the issue of providing Ukraine with a long -range ATACMS missile is also a warning of Americans for Russia. If Russia starts a new wave of escalation of war against Ukraine, then the Western long -range weapons will be provided to Ukraine. It is likely that in the case of Russian military escalation, restrictions on the use of these weapons on objects in the Russian Federation will also be lifted.

If the United States provides Ukraine with ATACMS, then another intrigue arises - as a matter of further position of Chancellor Scholtz on German long -range Taurus missiles. I hope that there will be positive shifts in this matter. By the way, there are also additional Storm Shadow missiles for Ukraine in the new large military aid package for Ukraine, which have already proven themselves in hostilities against the Russian aggressor.