New Delhi: US President Joe Biden has taken a decision while leaving, which may further inflame the fire of Ukraine-Russia war. America has made a big change in its policy in the Russia-Ukraine war. Joe Biden has given Zelensky a free hand to attack Russia. US President Joe Biden for the first time gave Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles given by America to attack Russia. This decision taken by Joe Biden is a major change in America’s policy.
This decision has come at a time when the term of current President Biden is about to end and President-elect Donald Trump has already talked about limiting US support to Ukraine and ending the war as soon as possible. . According to the source, North Korea has decided to send thousands of soldiers to Russia in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine, in response to which it has probably been decided to use these missiles.
This information has been given by two American officials aware of this decision. On the other hand, there is news that North Korean soldiers have come forward to help Russia. Actually, Russia has deployed about 50,000 soldiers in Kursk. This is the area in southern Russia where Ukraine carried out its surprise attacks in the summer. Russia is now preparing to take back its territory. By leaving, Biden has increased the tension of both Putin and Trump. Putin will now start preparing to counter, whereas Trump wanted the war to end before sitting on the chair.
Why was America forced?
According to CNN report, an American official said that for now these weapons are to be used mainly in Kursk. The official said that Russia is deploying a large number of troops there. He wants Kursk to be kept out of the bargain in any future peace talks. America does not want this at all. The plan is to keep Ukraine in Kursk for as long as possible. Meanwhile, thousands of North Korean soldiers have reached Kursk to help Russia. Due to this, Biden and his advisors are worried that the war could reach a dangerous turn.
Why was the decision delayed?
The decision to allow the use of Army Tactical Missile System i.e. ATACMS inside Russia was under consideration for months. American officials were divided about approving this new capability. Some were worried about increasing war, while others were worried about the decreasing stock of weapons. But now America has given permission to Ukraine to use these weapons. America had also refused to provide ATACMS to Ukraine for the first two years of the war. One reason for this was that the production of these powerful missiles takes more time and requires complex components. But Joe Biden had secretly approved the delivery of ATACMS missiles for use within Ukraine’s border in February, and the US had also provided these missiles in April.
Biden happy with Zelenksy’s victory plan
However, Ukraine was not yet allowed to use these weapons on Russian territory. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky was continuously pressurizing America to allow the use of these weapons inside Russia also. He said that he needed this to gain an edge in the war. According to sources familiar with the meeting, when Biden and Zelensky last met at the White House in September, the Ukrainian leader brought with him a detailed list of targets inside Russia that Ukraine has been targeting for long periods of time, provided by the US. Wanted to attack with long range missiles.
Zelensky gave a roundabout answer
If sources are to be believed, this list was part of Zelensky’s victory plan to win the war against Russia. Biden had so far prevented the Ukrainian military from deploying missile systems for attacks deep into Russia. On this approval received from America, Ukrainian President Zelensky has given a roundabout answer that the missiles will speak for themselves. There is no need to announce such things.
Russia has already warned
However, this decision of US President Biden may further inflame the fire of war. Putin has already indicated this. In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries that if Russia was attacked with conventional missiles, it could use nuclear weapons. Putin had said that Moscow would consider any attack supported by any nuclear power as a joint attack. This statement was the Kremlin’s response to the ongoing talks between the US and Britain when it was being discussed whether Ukraine should be allowed to fire conventional Western missiles at Russia.
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first published : November 18, 2024, 06:53 IST
