Hours after an emotional address to Congress by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy, Pres. Biden announced the U.S. is increasing its supply of missiles, firearms, and now drones to Ukraine.
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"The American people are answering President Zelenskyy's call for more help, more weapons for Ukraine to defend itself, more tools to fight Russian aggression, and that's what we're doing," Biden said in an address Wednesday.President Joe Biden speaks on the crisis in Ukraine during an event at Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House, at rear is Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Washington, March 16, 2022.
Ukrainian armed forces have made powerful use of drones in their fight against invading Russian forces already, although some military analysts say the Switchblade is not powerful enough and the U.S. isn't sending enough of them. Now, the White House is confirming not just the delivery of thousands of them, but of hundreds of Stinger missiles, too -- something it wouldn't confirm it was delivering even days into the war.
"[A] NATO no-fly zone seems to be a bridge too far for me and the administration," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Only three NATO allies have the S-300 -- Greece, Bulgaria, and Slovakia. Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke on Wednesday to his Greek counterpart, Dr. Thanos Dokos, including about"international efforts ... to ensure Ukraine has the ability to defend itself," the White House said.But the Pentagon has rejected an idea from Poland to have Polish Soviet-era warplanes known as MiG-29s transferred to U.S. custody and then passed onto Ukraine, saying a U.S.
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