The president’s decision to allow US weapons to strike targets deep inside Russian territory came at a critical juncture in the war.
Officially, this decision comes in response to Moscow’s decision to send North Korean troops to its front, the region of western Russia seized by the Ukrainians in August.
In fact, everything that is happening in Ukraine today is happening in light of his arrival in the White House and the upcoming negotiation that .
Critical turning point in US policy – Biden’s advisers are divided
The long-range ATACMS initially in the Kursk region is a critical policy shift on the part of the Americans – then it is believed that the Ukrainians may be allowed to use them elsewhere. Even President Biden’s advisers are divided.
Some believe that Kiev must be strengthened at all costs to sit more powerfully at the negotiating table as the outcome of the war in Ukraine will affect not only the security architecture of Europe but also global security since any Russian victory may open the appetite in other players, such as in China for Taiwan.
They believe that the use of US ATACMS missiles involves the US, and by extension NATO, in the war with the risk of provoking Russian retaliation. Obviously, the opinion of the former prevailed.
ATACMS and how Putin will react
The one with a range of 80 km to push back the Russian army that made a new attack against the Kharkiv region in May.
ATACMS missiles have a range of 300 km. Many believe that Moscow will not retaliate against ATACMS despite its rhetoric.
According to them, Washington is easily “intimidated” by the threats of the Russian president and this has been a disadvantage on the front for the Ukrainian army which could have made more gains if it had more support from the US.
Since August and the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk, the Ukrainian military has been struggling to cope on two fronts, the Russian front and the vast (in terms of length) eastern Ukrainian front.
Moscow’s decision to send 10,000 North Korean troops to Kursk may change the situation on the Russian front.
Trump has not made clear exactly how he will end the war “in one day,” but aides have said he will do so by letting each side keep the territory it holds at the time.
Kiev hopes to sit at the negotiating table holding Russian Kursk so that it can exchange it for Ukrainian territory that Russia holds in eastern Ukraine.
This is precisely what is intended to secure the green light for the use of American ATACMS missiles in this critical, rather final, phase of the war.
