Joe Biden’s current position is changing circumstances, says Jake Sullivan.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan did not have a clear answer on whether Joe Biden would allow the use of American weapons for deep strikes against Russia. It was reported by Voice of America on Saturday, July 20.
Sullivan recalled that this question was asked to the US President at a press conference after the NATO summit. Then Biden said that the White House is constantly studying the situation – what Ukraine needs, what can be offered, and makes its judgments accordingly. And it is certainly with the war in Ukraine that the US support changes, the capabilities provided evolve and the parameters established change.
“So, I can’t give a clear answer to that question about the future,” Sullivan said at the annual security forum at the Aspen Institute in Colorado.
At the same time, he emphasized that “the current position of the president changes circumstances.” Biden allowed weapons supplied to Ukraine to strike Russian territory near the border when Russia launched an offensive in the direction of Kharkov.
“But right now his policy about long-term strikes on Russian territory I can’t imagine what will happen in the fall,” Sullivan said.
At the same time, he believes that the expected transfer of coordination of armed support to Ukraine from the United States to NATO will ensure the provision of assistance to Ukrainian troops under any administration in the White House.
Sullivan emphasized that NATO will play a decisive role and will be the basis of support for Ukraine “on a long-term, sustainable basis.” In his opinion, it will work “for many years to come, for several administrations.”
Earlier, Athletistic looked into why Ukraine’s Western partners were delaying permission for long-range strikes on Russian territory. Even the brutal attack by the Russians on the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv did not convince the partners to lift the restrictions.
Source: korrespondent
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