Biden to Allow Ukraine to Use U.S. Weapons to Strike Inside Russia
www.nytimes.com
The permission is intended solely for Ukraine to attack military sites in Russia being used to attack the Kharkiv area, U.S. officials said.
  • Patapon Enjoyer@lemmy.world
    473·
    7 months ago

    I mean, it is. A years long war of attrition instead of full on boots on the ground is great business for everyone except Ukraine.

    • clearedtoland@lemmy.worldEnglish
      392·
      7 months ago

      Between this and Israel, the American military industrial complex is well fed and well employed. “More war” they say

    • Hegar@kbin.social
      185·
      7 months ago

      Obviously there’s a proxy war between russia and the west in ukraine, but I don’t think the US wants a long attritional war.

      They could have done more to not end up in one, but I think escalation management really is driving a lot of decisions in washington.

      • Triasha@lemmy.world
        31·
        7 months ago

        Yeah, they probably told the Russians they were going to greenlight the Ukrainians way before they told the Ukrainians.

        Which is tooth grindingly frustrating, but I can’t fault Biden for his efforts to avoid nuclear exchange.