Biden’s strategy for the war in Ukraine: Congress receives secret report
10 September 2024 14:38
The administration of US President Joe Biden has sent a secret report to Congress on its strategy for the war in Ukraine. Reuters reports this with reference to three sources, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
“A congressional aide said the long-awaited report was sent to lawmakers on Monday and they had not yet had a chance to review it. Two other sources, who wished to remain anonymous to discuss the classified information, confirmed that it had been delivered,”
– the article says.
After several months of delay, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a $95 billion supplemental spending bill in April, which included $61 billion in funding for Ukraine.
As part of the bill, Congress asked the Biden administration to submit a detailed strategy for Ukraine by early June.
Weeks after the deadline passed and no report was forthcoming, some members of Congress said they were disappointed and would consider blocking further funding.
Senator Jim Risch, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he supports providing aid to Ukraine, but “not blindly”.
“Since the first days of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s war against Ukraine, we have been asking the Biden-Harris administration to provide a strategy on how the United States and our allies can help Ukraine win the war. When they did not respond to our requests, we were legally obliged to send the strategy to Congress, but the deadline passed and there was no response. President Biden and Vice President Harris owe it not only to us, but to the American people, and their inaction shows that they don’t have it or are afraid to share it,” Risch said.
The agency notes that the US Congress has approved almost $175 billion in aid and military support to Ukraine and its allies over the two and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Western weapons and permits for their use
As you know, the United States(and Germany after them) allow the use of weapons provided by them only for strikes on the border territories of Russia. This permission was granted by US President Joe Biden only at the end of May, and before that, strikes on Russian territory with US weapons were generally prohibited.
However, towards the end of June, the US side unofficially stated that the restrictions “do not apply to geography or a certain radius”. This means that Ukraine is allegedly able to strike at those facilities and territories from which attacks on Ukraine are directly directed, even if they are deeper than the border areas.
Experts say that border strikes will not change the situation at the front, so Zelenskyy is asking his partners for permission to use their weapons on Russian territory. Some Western countries have already given such permission.
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