Monday, May 30, 2022

US President Biden Says The US Will Not Send Ukraine Rocket Systems That Can Reach Russia

Reuters: U.S. will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia, says Biden 

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - The United States will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach into Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Ukraine pushes for longer-range weapons system to help in its fight.

Ukrainian officials have been asking allies for longer-range systems including the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of miles away. 

"We're not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that strike into Russia," Biden told reporters after arriving back at the White House after a weekend in Delaware.  

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WNU Editor: The Kremlin has reacted .... Russia's Medvedev calls Biden announcement on Ukraine rocket systems 'rational' (Reuters).  

Update: There are limits to what this US rocket system can do for Ukraine .... The Reality Of What HIMARS Rocket Artillery Systems Can And Can’t Do For Ukraine (Warzone/The Drive). 

US President Biden Says The US Will Not Send Ukraine Rocket Systems That Can Reach Russia  

Biden says US won’t send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia -- FOX News  

Biden rejects Ukraine long-range rocket request as Russia advances -- NYPost  

Biden: US will not send Ukraine rockets that can reach Russia -- Al Jazeera

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