The leaders of the bipartisan Helsinki Commission urged the White House not to wait for a new pressure campaign to provide Ukraine with ATACMS missiles.
Bipartisan representatives of the US Congress called on President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with longer-range weapons – ATACMS ballistic missiles. On Friday, May 26, Foreign Policy reports on a letter from the US Helsinki Commission.
It was noted that the leaders of the bipartisan Helsinki Commission called on the White House to give the green light to the supply of the army tactical missile system ATACMS to Ukraine. It can be fired from multiple launch rocket systems supplied to Ukraine earlier.
“Now that the decision has been made to send the F-16s, it is time to commit ourselves to the complete victory of Ukraine and deliver all the necessary equipment,” representatives of the Helsinki Commission wrote in a letter dated May 25, which is also. signed by commission member Victoria Spartz.
In a letter to Biden, they added that almost all the weapons systems requested by Ukraine were delivered after strong pressure. They urged the White House not to wait for a new pressure campaign to grant ATACMS.
Some members of Congress and US officials believe that the delivery of ATACMS to Ukraine could be critical in endangering Russian troops, ships and bases in occupied Ukrainian territory.
“This will not only help Ukraine destroy Russian military weapons used to kill Ukrainian defenders and civilians, but also push Russian units and supply chains further away from the front, making it extremely difficult for their ability to continue this genocidal war,” the lawmakers wrote. in a statement to Biden.
Recall that in January, Michael McCall, head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on the White House to send ATACMS long-range operational-tactical ballistic missiles to Ukraine.
At the end of March, the United States announced that they were not ready to provide ATACMS to Ukraine, but were considering other options to give the Armed Forces more opportunities on the battlefield.
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