They have been a long time coming
KRAINE’S DEFENCE ministry recently released unusual aerial footage of the war in Donbas. It did not show Ukraine’s successes against Russia, but rather its vulnerabilities: pockmarked fields being blasted by salvos of Russian rockets. “This is what the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like,” said the tweet on May 26th. “Ukraine is ready to strike back. To do this, we need NATO-style MLRS. Immediately.
Given that Ukrainian troops will require three weeks of training, the weapons may arrive too late to save the city of, from which they have partly retreated after weeks of pounding. HIMARS comes with conditions. America will not supply it with the bigger Army Tactical Missile System , which has a range of about 300km. And Ukraine has promised not to fire the weapons at Russian territory.
Why the delay in providing the more effective Western systems? American officials say they had to wait for funds—supplemental funding of $40bn in humanitarian and military aid for Ukraine was only signed into law on May 21st—and were giving priority to weapons that Ukraine could use quickly. But America is also worried about escalation with Russia., Mr Biden was at pains to reassure the Kremlin. America sought neither war with Russia, nor to unseat President Vladimir Putin.
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