Joe Biden says US will not supply Ukraine rocket weapons capable of hitting Russia

On Monday, US President Joe Biden stated that United States will not provide Ukraine with long-range missile weapons capable of striking Russian territory. However, Biden did not specify which long-range rocket systems United States h decided against sending. Ukraine, on or hand, has stated that long-range weapons are most pressing request it has me to its allies.

Last week, some reports stated that United States was preparing to sanction shipment of MLRS rocket launchers to Ukraine, which have a maximum range of more than 180 miles. It's unclear wher Biden's response will allow such a transfer to take place to Ukraine, according to media reports. White House has not commented on situation yet.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested two specific s of long-range weapons from West during G7 leers summit earlier this month. He stated that Ukraine needs to get all armaments and defensive equipment it needs to resist tyranny, referring to M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS multiple launch rocket systems.

MGM-140 ATACMS, with a range of 190 miles, is one of many long-range missile systems available in United States. Ukraine's military warned last week that it urgently needs "NATO-style MLRS" weapons to counter Russian vances.

US attempting to leave little imprint in efforts to assist Ukraine

To avoid direct confrontation with Russia, US is reportedly attempting to leave a little imprint in its efforts to assist Ukraine in defeating Russian Federation. Deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and a former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev reportedly stated on Monday that Biden me his statement on long-range weapons because he knew Russia would retaliate.

He stated that Russian forces would have followed through on ir promise and struck at heart of se heinous acts and that re's no need to explain what would have happened next.

In US' efforts to arm Ukraine, officials have been debating how far y can deliver weaponry without prompting Moscow to accuse US of escalating conflict. Officials are said to have vocated lowering risk by only supplying Ukraine with shorter-range rockets with an effective range of roughly 50 miles in case of long-range rocket systems.

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