{"id":2029595,"date":"2023-09-12T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-nearing-ukraine-move-that-would-significantly-escalate-tensions-with-russia-report\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:57:49","slug":"biden-admin-nearing-ukraine-move-that-would-significantly-escalate-tensions-with-russia-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-nearing-ukraine-move-that-would-significantly-escalate-tensions-with-russia-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration close to Ukraine action that could heighten Russia tensions: 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\">24<\/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-admin-nearing-ukraine-move-that-would-significantly-escalate-tensions-with-russia-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=2029595&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--><h2>The United States on the Verge of Escalating Tensions with Russia: Report<\/h2>\n<p>The United States is\u2063 inching closer \u200dto\u2063 World\u200d War III as the Biden administration reportedly is \u200bon the verge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-nearing-ukraine-move-that-would-significantly-escalate-tensions-with-russia-report\/\" title=\"Biden administration close to Ukraine action that could heighten Russia tensions: Report\">shipping longer-range\u2064 missiles \u200cpacked<\/a> with cluster bombs to\u200b Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The move could come as early as this week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-eyes-long-range-missiles-armed-with-cluster-bombs-ukraine-officials-2023-09-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The weapons would give Ukraine \u2062the ability to cause <strong>significant\u2063 damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory<\/strong>,\u200c four \u2062U.S. officials told the news service.<\/p>\n<p>Cluster \u2063munitions \u2062are bombs\u2062 that open \u2062in the air \u2064and release\u2062 dozens of\u200d smaller bombs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey typically release large\u2062 numbers of \u2063smaller\u200b bomblets that can kill indiscriminately \u2064over a \u2063wide area,\u201d \u200dReuters reported. \u201cThose that fail to explode pose a danger for decades \u2064after a conflict ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If authorized, the \u200clatest shipments\u200c would\u2062 mark another dramatic escalation\u2064 in the\u2062 Ukraine-Russia war, with the United States fanning the flames of the \u2062Slavic neighbors\u2019\u200c border dispute from the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>A final decision hasn\u2019t been made, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter\u2062 seeing\u200c the success of cluster munitions delivered in 155 mm\u2064 artillery rounds in recent months, the U.S. is considering shipping \u200deither\u200b or both\u2063 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) that \u2062can fly up to \u2062190 miles \u2064(306 km), or \u200cGuided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles with a 45-mile range packed \u200cwith cluster bombs,\u201d \u200bReuters \u2064reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials \u200dhave repeatedly\u2062 asked the\u2063 United States to supply longer-range missiles, but the\u2062 Biden administration refused those requests amid concerns the weapons would be used to\u2063 launch devastating air\u200d strikes deep inside Russian\u200d territory.<\/p>\n<p>National security adviser Jake \u200bSullivan said in July 2022\u2064 that President\u200b Joe Biden wasn\u2019t \u2063willing \u2064to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine so\u200b \u201cwe do\u200c not end up in a circumstance \u200cwhere we are heading down the road towards a \u2064third world\u2062 war.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cluster bombs are canisters that carry dozens \u200cof smaller bombs.<\/p>\n<p>While they \u200dare designed to \u200cexplode on impact, as many as 30% do not, making them a\u200d risk to\u200d civilians for years.<\/p>\n<p>Over 90% of recorded cluster bomb \u2064casualties are\u200d civilians, of\u200b which nearly half are children.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLsVljnyMn\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLsVljnyMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joshua Reed Eakle (@JoshEakle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshEakle\/status\/1677341537754050563?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The arms shipments, if approved,\u2063 would be pulled\u200b from existing U.S. stockpiles\u200c under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the four \u200cofficials\u2063 told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u2062 past 12 months,\u2062 the Biden administration has used the Presidential\u200b Drawdown Authority <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/use-of-presidential-drawdown-authority-for-military-assistance-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">43 \u200dtimes<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-israel-pm-naftali-bennett-refused-ukrainian-request-for-military-aid\/\" title=\"Report: Israel PM Naftali Bennett Refused Ukrainian Request for Military Aid\">provide military assistance<\/a> to \u2062Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Cluster bombs\u2064 have\u200d long \u2062been criticized by \u200chumanitarian groups because of\u200c the horrific \u2062damage they cause to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Notably,\u2063 cluster bombs often fail \u200dto \u2063detonate on impact \u2064and \u200dsettle into the \u200cground,\u200b where they can\u2062 remain active for decades. They \u200bessentially become \u200cdeadly \u2064land mines for unsuspecting civilians.<\/p>\n<h3>Should the U.S.\u2063 stop\u2062 sending weapons to Ukraine?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the U.S. stop sending weapons to Ukraine?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles\u200c you to\u200b The Western Journal news updates free of \u2063charge. \u2063You may opt out at\u200c anytime. You also agree to\u2064 our \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 88%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u200b88% (7 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 12%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 12% \u2063(1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, during the past 18 months,\u2063 the United States has \u2062been roiled \u2063by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/key-inflation-metric-moves-wrong-way-new-govt-report-combines-income-stagnation-fuel-debt-spiral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crippling inflation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-still-triggering-geraldo-rivera-even-after-both-of-them-have-departed-fox-news\/\" title=\"Tucker continues to provoke Geraldo even after their Fox News departure.\">daily border invasions<\/a> and skyrocketing crime.<\/p>\n<p>Our bridges, subways and highways are crumbling \u2064while Americans\u2062 struggle with soaring \u2062grocery bills and gas prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CBS POLL: Two-thirds of Americans describe \u2064the economy as \u200d\u2018bad,\u2019 while 70%\u2062 say \u200dtheir paychecks aren\u2019t keeping\u2064 up with\u200c rising\u200b prices <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oq4FPiZxxz\">pic.twitter.com\/oq4FPiZxxz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research \u200c(@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1685673759535955968?\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead of fixing the problems plaguing this \u2063nation, Biden is sending U.S. tax dollars to\u2063 bankroll a foreign war and\u200b defend another nation\u2019s borders while\u200c ours remain under siege.<\/p>\n<p>Now he might\u200d be poised to\u200b take things further\u200c with \u200da move that could escalate that\u200d war in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>If\u200d this isn\u2019t \u2062the definition of insanity, what\u2063 is?<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063post \u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-nearing-ukraine-move-significantly-escalate-tensions-russia-report\/\">Biden Admin \u2063Nearing Ukraine Move That Would Significantly Escalate\u200b Tensions with Russia: Report<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US is nearing World War III as the Biden administration plans to send Ukraine longer-range missiles containing cluster bombs. 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