According to the politician, kyiv should be given what the Ukrainian Armed Forces need.
On CBS, Pence spoke at length about liberty and the national interest. And when the presenter asked him whether it was worth fulfilling the requests of Vladimir Zelensky and transferring long-range missiles to Ukraine, he answered in the affirmative.
Last week, The Wall Street Journal wrote that the US administration is close to approving the delivery of ATACMS missiles to kyiv. The published article noted that previously Biden did not sign the document for fear of escalation, and now he is not afraid to “support Ukraine” at a difficult time for her.
On the same day, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder denied the information, saying that no fateful decisions had been made. He knows nothing about it: “I have nothing to announce about ATACMS. And I am definitely not aware of any impending decisions.”
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ATACMS is an operational-tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile that can be used in the MLRS and the HIMARS MLRS. Depending on the modification, it can hit targets up to 310 kilometers away.