{"id":1499072,"date":"2022-06-01T07:34:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T11:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1499072"},"modified":"2022-06-01T07:34:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T11:34:53","slug":"biden-now-says-u-s-will-send-rockets-to-ukraine-one-day-after-saying-u-s-wont-send-rockets-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-now-says-u-s-will-send-rockets-to-ukraine-one-day-after-saying-u-s-wont-send-rockets-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Now Says U.S. Will Send Rockets to Ukraine One Day After Saying U.S. Won\u2019t Send Rockets to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a 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style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Biden announced in an op-ed Tuesday that his administration will send advanced missile systems to Ukraine \u2014 reversing course from a day earlier when<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/30\/biden-rejects-ukraine-long-range-rocket-request\/\"> he said the US would not deliver the rockets<\/a> to the war-torn country. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have moved quickly to send Ukraine a significant amount of weaponry and ammunition so it can fight on the battlefield and be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/31\/opinion\/biden-ukraine-strategy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote in a New York Times op-ed<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019ve decided that we will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s change of heart came after several officials criticized the president\u2019s refusal to send Ukraine missiles as the country continues to fight off Russia\u2019s brutal invasion that began on Feb. 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A former US ambassador to Russia under President Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/30\/ex-ambassador-to-russia-michael-mcfaul-slams-biden-for-rejecting-ukraine-missile-request\/\">slammed Biden for denying<\/a> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky\u2019s request for Multiple Launch Rocket Systems as well as High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. <\/p>\n<p>Ex-ambassador Michael McFaul, who is also an MSNBC analyst, called Biden\u2019s approach \u201ca losing strategy\u201d when asked about a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McFaul\/status\/1531021918094012416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1531021918094012416%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Ftv%2Fmsnbc-analyst-michael-mcfaul-blasts-biden-over-not-sending-rockets-to-ukraine-a-losing-strategy%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet he posted<\/a>\u00a0that said, \u201cNot arming Ukraine prolongs the war\u201d on MSNBC. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-581.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>The Biden administration will send a slew of artillery weapons to Ukraine, including \u201cprecision rocket systems\u201d and missiles.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tony Overman\/The Olympian via AP, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>US officials had previously expressed concern about whether Russia would see the US\u2019 weapons delivery as a step too far in the West\u2019s involvement. <\/p>\n<p>In his op-ed, Biden said that his administration will send anti-tank missiles, antiaircraft missiles and precision rocket systems among other weapons. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue providing Ukraine with advanced weaponry, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger antiaircraft missiles, powerful artillery and precision rocket systems, radars, unmanned aerial vehicles, Mi-17 helicopters and ammunition,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-582.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/biden-missles-582.jpg\" alt=\"Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul\" class=\"wp-image-22482964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-582.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-582.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-582.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul argued Biden was delaying the end of Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alex Wong\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The president added that his administration is not encouraging Ukraine to use the weapons to target locations in Russia. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not encouraging or enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders,\u201d Biden wrote. \u201cWe do not want to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, in addition to weapons, the US will provide billions more in financial assistance to the eastern European country, as authorized by Congress. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-580.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/biden-missles-580.jpg\" alt=\"In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\" class=\"wp-image-22482962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-580.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-580.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/biden-missles-580.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long begged Biden for artillery weapons and aircraft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The president also wrote that the US will not directly engage in the conflict \u2014 either by sending American troops to fight in Ukraine or by attacking Russian forces. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not seek a war between NATO and Russia,\u201d Biden said in the op-ed. \u201cAs much as I disagree with Mr. Putin, and find his actions an outrage, the United States will not try to bring about his ouster in Moscow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden announced in an op-ed Tuesday that his administration will send advanced missile systems to Ukraine \u2014 reversing course from a day earlier when he said 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