If what some experts say is true, and the Ukrainian war cannot be sustained beyond 2015″especially on the Russian side, we are approaching the end, what sort remains to be seen. If there was any doubt about this, the president who left office a few weeks later decided to speed things up a little more. The United States has just fully entered the conflict, and it is the first “long range”.
Biden raises a finger. Yet the president of the United States lifted the ban Ukraine uses long-range missiles in attacks inside Russian bordersobserving the goal, no one remembers the struggle. The authorization includes a notable actor’s use: Atacms missiles with a range of 300 kilometers, specifically against Russian and, possibly also, North Korean forces stationed in the Kursk region.
It seems that the plan (not officially confirmed by the White House) is based on their presence 10,000 North Korean soldiers appear to have joined Russian forceswhen the first Korean War began in 1953, Pyongyang deployed ground forces abroad. We remember, according to reports; North Korea could send up to 100,000 additional troops if the partnership with Russia strengthens. Essentially, it has to be decided, which is a significant change of policy two months before Trump takes the presidency again.
Why now? A great present problem. The BBC explained yesterday that, in addition to the presence of Korean troops in the conflict, the movement may respond to the need to strengthen Ukraine, before conditions for peace can be made. In this way, Biden wants Ukraine to have a stronger position and power; He speaks of future ambassadors.
Of course, there is also the possibility that the policy is motivated by an attempt to increase military support for Kyiv before Trump, who has criticized Ukraine’s military aid, takes office.
What are the ATACMS weapons? Manufactured by Lockheed Martinwe talk short range ballistic systems They decided to attack strategic targets at a distance. They reach up to 300 km and it can carry 220 kilos or cluster of explosive observation munitions. These weapons are launched by Himars mobile platformsalready provided by Ukraine, or by M270 launchers sent by Britain and Germany.
Its origin decades back, in the 80s, was developed to destroy high-value Soviet targets, ATACMS was one. America’s first care led systems. They are currently two types of inventory in the Pentagon: one with a single explosive attack, and another with group fortifications, although the use of the latter is limited because of the danger to civilians after the battle. Comfortable? The ability to fly to high altitudes and at supersonic speeds and makes them suitable for attacking fortified positions, logistics nodes and troop concentrations.
ATACMS in Ukraine. Based on the current field, the British media reported that the power to use these missiles would allow Ukraine to attack key targets in Russia. beginning probably in the Kursk region. Such attacks could disrupt Russian military operations by forcing equipment and infrastructure to move further from the front, extending troop lines and reducing air response capabilities.
But even experts advise that the number of missiles available is limited and, however useful; they will not change the course of the war. Plus: ATACMS could have a positive psychological impact on Ukraine, especially if they use the Kerch Bridge against symbolic targets.
International implications and possible response. Biden also decided to influence other Western alliesas Britain and France, use long missiles, as storm shadowin Russian attacks.
Be that as it may, it seems logical to think that the measure is possible increases the tensions with Moscow. Vladimir Putin warned that the use of Western weapons could be viewed against Russian territory directly involved in the NATO conflictchanging the way of war. What does that mean? Only Putin knows, and although he hasn’t just followed through with similar threats that are following the lake farms and airplanes in Ukraine, the fear is there, and it is possible that the “red line” has been reached.
And Trump. The last war needs gasoline, and soon the most unexpected player arrives: Donald Trump. His return to the presidency raises doubts about the country’s political continuity. While Trump promised to end the war quickly, not sure howit is not a small matter. This is what we know at this time some criticized the authority of the allies of ATACMS, others contend With more weapons, Russia could be forced to negotiate once and for all.
For its part, it is feared for Ukraine that a change of leadership in the United States of America is possible to limit or revoke the delivery of these weaponssignificantly its military capability in the near future, and much more to the possibility of negotiations without ATACMS on the table.
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