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Biden Reverses Course On Plans To Ship Long-Range Rockets To Ukraine
Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-reverses-course-plans-ship-long-range-rockets-ukraine
President Joe Biden is resisting demands from Kiev to supply long-range rocket launchers to the Ukrainian military, White House is "holding back over worries the weapon could be used to launch strikes inside Russia, expanding and prolonging the conflict." Ukrainian officials requested increasingly advanced weaponry from Washington in recent months – even before Moscow’ invasion this year – urging the US government send M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), among other hardware. The M270 MLRS has a range of between 20 and 100 miles, putting them far beyond the range of the American M-777 Howitzers supplied to Ukraine in recent weeks.The M270 is a self-propelled platform specifically designed to evade Russian artillery strikes, capable of rapidly firing up to 12 rockets before moving to a new position. Washington sent billions of dollars in weapons to Ukraine after Russian invasion began: attack helicopters, artillery, tank-killing Javelin missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft platforms. New aid package currently moving through the Senate will bring total US assistance since March to $54 billion.
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