ALWAGHT- US President Joe Biden aims to bolster Kyiv as much as possible before Donald Trump, the newly elected president, assumes office in late January.
A recent report highlights US President Joe Biden's focus on supporting Ukraine, including decisions to allow the use of long-range missiles and approve anti-personnel mine shipments. However, Biden's options remain constrained as most of the remaining funds for Kyiv can only be used for weapons already in Pentagon stockpiles. Overextending these resources could compromise the US's own defense capabilities.
The Biden administration reportedly considered a public push for Ukraine’s formal invitation to NATO but concluded such efforts would likely fail. Instead, the administration is exploring bilateral security agreements with Kyiv.
Russia views Western arms supplies to Ukraine as an obstacle to peace and a direct involvement of NATO countries in the conflict. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that weapon shipments to Kyiv would be treated as legitimate targets by Russia.
In a televised speech on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of using US-provided ATACMS missiles and UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to strike facilities in Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk regions on November 19. In response, Russia launched a missile strike on a defense industry complex in Dnepropetrovsk.
