{"id":2040212,"date":"2023-09-21T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stalls-approval-of-weapons-requested-by-ukraine-again\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T15:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:34:25","slug":"biden-stalls-approval-of-weapons-requested-by-ukraine-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stalls-approval-of-weapons-requested-by-ukraine-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden delays Ukraine&#8217;s requested weapons approval&#8230; once more."},"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\">16<\/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-stalls-approval-of-weapons-requested-by-ukraine-again%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=2040212&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>President Biden Stalls \u2062Approval \u2064of Weapons for \u2064Ukraine, Again<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(Chip \u200dSomodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Joe Biden has \u2064once again halted the approval of weapons for Ukraine, despite \u200bthe country&#8217;s plea for assistance \u2064in \u200bcountering Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has persistently requested access to Lockheed Martin&#8217;s ATACMS missiles, which have an impressive range of 190 miles\u200d and could effectively target Russian troops occupying Ukraine.\u200b Recent reports <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/us-send-long-range-atacms-missiles-ukraine-time\/story?id=103031722\">circulated<\/a> suggesting that the \u200cWhite House was considering sending the missiles, with an imminent decision expected. However, the president has decided not to include the \u2064missiles\u200c in \u2063a $325 million aid package that will be announced on Thursday, coinciding with \u2064Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s\u200c visit\u2064 to the White House,\u2062 according to an anonymous \u200bofficial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-plans-325-million-ukraine-aid-announcement-zelenskiy-visit-official-says-2023-09-20\/\">quoted<\/a> by Reuters on \u2062Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Since Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Biden \u200chas repeatedly hesitated to fulfill Ukraine&#8217;s requests for\u200b advanced \u2063weaponry,\u2064 only to \u2062later reverse his decision.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2022, when\u200d Poland offered to supply MiG-29 fighter jets to replenish Ukraine&#8217;s Air Force, the \u200dBiden administration initially rejected the\u2064 deal due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-surprised-polands-decision-give-it-fighter-jets-ukraine-2022-03-08\/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20March%208%20(Reuters),defense%20against%20invading%20Russian%20forces.\">concerns<\/a> about flying planes from\u200c NATO territory into the war zone. \u200bHowever, Biden\u2063 changed\u200b his stance in May and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/05\/22\/biden-f-16s-ukraine-g7-00098243\">supported<\/a> a plan for a coalition of \u200bcountries to train\u200c Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s, which they would\u2064 eventually use in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after\u2062 rejecting\u2064 Poland&#8217;s proposal,\u2063 Biden also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/threats\/2022\/03\/why-us-wont-give-patriot-interceptors-ukraine\/363042\/\">announced<\/a> \u200bthat he would not send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, which could have been used to\u200c counter Russian aerial \u200cthreats. However, nine months \u200blater,\u2063 the \u2063Pentagon revealed that it was finalizing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/13\/politics\/us-patriot-missile-defense-system-ukraine\/index.html\">plan<\/a> to send \u200dthe\u200b missiles after all.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the administration \u2064would not provide M1A1 \u2064Abrams tanks to Ukraine, expressing concerns that it would burden Ukraine with systems they couldn&#8217;t maintain or afford. \u200dHowever, just\u2064 a week\u200c later, Biden reversed his decision and approved the tank transfer.<\/p>\n<p>In December, Pentagon spokesman John\u200c Kirby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/12\/09\/biden-administration-ukraine-cluster-munitions-00073316\">expressed<\/a> \u200cthe administration&#8217;s reservations about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-agrees-with-biden-on-sending-cluster-munitions-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton supports Biden's decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine.\">sending cluster munitions<\/a> to\u200d Ukraine, only for\u2064 the administration \u200cto once again <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/us-to-send-cluster-munitions-to-ukraine\/\">change \u2063course<\/a> and send the munitions seven months later.<\/p>\n<p>Requests for comment from the White House and the Pentagon have gone unanswered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064Why did the\u2063 administration reverse its\u2064 decision and \u200dapprove the sale of fighter jets to Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  On initially declined the offer, citing\u200b concerns about escalating tensions\u2063 with\u2064 Russia. However, just days later, the \u200badministration\u200d reversed its decision and approved the sale of 12 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to \u200bbolster its defense capabilities. This pattern of hesitation \u200bfollowed by approval has been a recurring\u2064 theme in President Biden&#8217;s approach to providing aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 decision to withhold the approval of weapons for Ukraine yet again raises questions about the Biden \u200badministration&#8217;s commitment to \u2062supporting its ally in \u2063the face\u200d of Russian aggression. Ukraine has been on the receiving end of ongoing attacks \u2063and encroachments\u2062 by Russian\u2063 forces, with\u2064 the situation escalating \u2064in recent months. The request for ATACMS missiles, which have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-puts-uranium-between-hard-rock-and-no-place-on-critical-mineral-list\/\" title=\"Biden admin classifies uranium as a 'critical mineral'\">proven track \u2064record<\/a> of effectiveness against similar threats, is a\u200d reasonable and justifiable one. However, the repeated\u200d stalling of the approval process suggests \u2064a lack of \u2063urgency and resolve on the\u2063 part of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Some argue that President Biden&#8217;s hesitancy may be motivated \u2062by\u2063 a desire to avoid further antagonizing Russia \u200cand\u200d potentially sparking a larger\u200c conflict. \u2064However, it is\u200d important to acknowledge that Russia&#8217;s actions in\u2062 Ukraine have already \u2063violated \u200cinternational\u2062 norms and have resulted in the loss of numerous lives. Failing to provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons \u200cto defend\u2062 itself sends a \u2062message of \u200cappeasement and emboldens\u200d Russia in its aggressive\u200b actions.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b United States has historically played a crucial role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stalls-approval-of-weapons-requested-by-ukraine-again\/\" title=\"Biden delays Ukraine's requested weapons approval... once more.\">supporting countries \u200cfacing external \u2063aggression<\/a>. In the case of\u2064 Ukraine, providing \u200dassistance in the form of advanced weaponry would not only enhance its defense capabilities but also send a strong \u2062message of solidarity and deterrence to\u2062 Russia. By refusing to fulfill Ukraine&#8217;s request for ATACMS missiles, President Biden\u2064 risks undermining the trust and confidence of an ally \u2062that is desperately seeking support in\u2062 a critical moment.<\/p>\n<p>It is vital for the\u200d Biden administration to reconsider its decision and prioritize the \u200bdefense and security of Ukraine. The\u2063 ongoing conflict in Ukraine is not just a regional issue; it\u2062 has global implications \u2063and sets a precedent for how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-bidens-approval-rating-falling-white-house-recommends-covid-booster-shots-the-international-community-responds-to-afghanistan-turmoil\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Biden\u2019s Approval Rating Falling, White House Recommends COVID Booster Shots, The International Community Responds To Afghanistan Turmoil\">international community responds<\/a> to acts of aggression. The United States, as a leader in the global arena, must demonstrate \u200bunwavering support for countries facing external threats.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s decision not to include ATACMS missiles in the upcoming aid package\u200c sends a \u2064concerning message\u200c about the \u2064administration&#8217;s commitment to Ukraine&#8217;s security. It is essential\u200d for the United States to stand firmly by Ukraine&#8217;s side, providing\u200c the\u2063 necessary assistance to combat Russian aggression \u2063and safeguard the sovereignty of a nation \u2063that\u2063 has long aspired to deepen its ties with the West.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden has once more delayed the authorization of weapons for Ukraine, despite their plea for access to Lockheed Martin&#8217;s ATACMS missiles. These missiles, with a range of 190 miles, could potentially target Russian troops occupying Ukraine. 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