{"id":1110256,"date":"2021-12-11T22:14:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T03:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1110256"},"modified":"2021-12-11T22:14:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T03:14:12","slug":"biden-withholding-200m-in-military-assistance-as-russia-prepares-for-possible-full-scale-invasion-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-withholding-200m-in-military-assistance-as-russia-prepares-for-possible-full-scale-invasion-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Withholding $200M In Military Assistance As Russia Prepares For Possible Full-Scale Invasion: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-withholding-200m-in-military-assistance-as-russia-prepares-for-possible-full-scale-invasion-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1110256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat President Joe Biden is reportedly holding off on delivering military assistance to Ukraine as Russia prepares for what many experts believe is a likely invasion that could happen at any moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration prepared a $200 million package of additional military assistance for Ukraine in recent weeks but held off on delivering the aid despite appeals from Kyiv and some lawmakers,\u201d NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/appeals-ukraine-biden-admin-holds-back-additional-military-aid-kyiv-di-rcna8421\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe administration\u2019s delay of the smaller shipment of weapons and military equipment was designed to give more time for diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions and to retain leverage in the case of a Russian attack on Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A source claimed to the network that the administration was considering a larger package that would be approved \u201cin the event of further incursion by Russia.\u201d The package has been on Biden\u2019s desk for roughly a month while Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops near the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough it\u2019s unclear what the proposed $200 million aid package includes, Ukraine has asked for air defense systems, anti-ship missiles, more Javelin anti-tank missiles, electronic jamming gear, radar systems, ammunition, upgraded artillery munitions and medical supplies,\u201d the report added. \u201cThe Biden administration and its supporters believe a combination of threatened sanctions, military aid and diplomacy can persuade Putin to pull back the tens of thousands of Russian troops that he has deployed along Ukraine\u2019s border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/ukraine\/2021-12-10\/dont-sell-out-ukraine#author-info\">wrote<\/a> in an op-ed on Friday that the West needed to show more strength in standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Kuleba wrote that the U.S. and allies needed to send clear political signals to Moscow, threaten severe economic consequences if Russia invades, and \u201cdeepen military assistance to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have our own capable military forces in Ukraine, and we don\u2019t expect Western countries to put boots on the ground,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe do, however, need more weapons to be able to defend ourselves. Everything counts, from ammunition to medical equipment, but we are in particular need of air and missile defenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the U.S. and Ukraine have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russia-preparing-massive-invasion-of-ukraine-in-upcoming-weeks-because-they-see-weakness-in-biden-reports\">estimated<\/a> that Russia currently has between 70,000 and 94,000 troops near the border and that Putin will increase that number to approximately 175,000.<\/p>\n<p>The build-up by Russia comes as it demands that the U.S. guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO and that NATO will not interfere in military activities around Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russian plans call for a military offensive against Ukraine as soon as early 2022 with a scale of forces twice what we saw this past spring during Russia\u2019s snap exercise near Ukraine\u2019s borders,\u201d a U.S. official told the Post. \u201cThe plans involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 personnel, along with armor, artillery and equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report said that based on Russia\u2019s preparation, Russian President Vladimir Putin could quickly order an invasion, which might catch the U.S. and its NATO allies off guard. The report said that part of the way that Russia is enabling this quick invasion option is by leaving equipment behind near the areas where they would invade after they conduct training exercises in those areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat President Joe Biden is reportedly holding off on delivering military assistance to Ukraine as Russia prepares for what many experts believe is a likely invasion that could happen at any moment.\u201cThe Biden administration prepared a $200 million package of additional military assistance for Ukraine in recent weeks but held off on delivering the aid despite appeals from Kyiv and some lawmakers,\u201d NBC News reported. \u201cThe administration\u2019s delay of the smaller shipment of weapons and military equipment was designed to give more time for diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions and to retain leverage in the case of a Russian attack on Ukraine.\u201dA source claimed to the network that the administration was considering a larger package that would be approved \u201cin the event of further incursion by Russia.\u201d The package has been on Biden\u2019s desk for roughly a month while Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops near the Ukrainian border.\u201cAlthough it\u2019s unclear what the proposed $200 million aid package includes, Ukraine has asked for air defense systems, anti-ship missiles, more Javelin anti-tank missiles, electronic jamming gear, radar systems, ammunition, upgraded artillery munitions and medical supplies,\u201d the report added. \u201cThe Biden administration and its supporters believe a combination of threatened sanctions, military aid and diplomacy can persuade Putin to pull back the tens of thousands of Russian troops that he has deployed along Ukraine\u2019s border.\u201dUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote in an op-ed on Friday that the West needed to show more strength in standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin.Kuleba wrote that the U.S. and allies needed to send clear political signals to Moscow, threaten severe economic consequences if Russia invades, and \u201cdeepen military assistance to Ukraine.\u201d\u201cWe have our own capable military forces in Ukraine, and we don\u2019t expect Western countries to put boots on the ground,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe do, however, need more weapons to be able to defend ourselves. Everything counts, from ammunition to medical equipment, but we are in particular need of air and missile defenses.\u201dOfficials from the U.S. and Ukraine have estimated that Russia currently has between 70,000 and 94,000 troops near the border and that Putin will increase that number to approximately 175,000.The build-up by Russia comes as it demands that the U.S. guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO and that NATO will not interfere in military activities around Ukraine.\u201cThe Russian plans call for a military offensive against Ukraine as soon as early 2022 with a scale of forces twice what we saw this past spring during Russia\u2019s snap exercise near Ukraine\u2019s borders,\u201d a U.S. official told the Post. \u201cThe plans involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 personnel, along with armor, artillery and equipment.\u201dThe report said that based on Russia\u2019s preparation, Russian President Vladimir Putin could quickly order an invasion, which might catch the U.S. and its NATO allies off guard. The report said that part of the way that Russia is enabling this quick invasion option is by leaving equipment behind near the areas where they would invade after they conduct training exercises in those areas.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1110256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1110256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1110256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1110256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1110256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}