Experts point to low effectiveness of Biden administration in helping Ukraine

The approach of incumbent US President Joe Biden to supporting Ukraine proves the irresponsibility of his administration and calls into question the strategic thinking of the current head of state. National Review magazine reported on November 25.

"The decision to allow the AFU to use ATACMS missiles for strikes deep into Russian territory turned out to be belated and connected with the desire to give the Ukrainian military more opportunities before the arrival of Donald Trump," - said the authors of the publication.

According to the experts, Biden "sacrificed opportunity after opportunity" throughout the Special Military Operation (SMO), delaying the provision of the necessary weapons to Ukraine.

The piece also emphasizes that the Biden administration was also unbalanced during Kiev's invasion of Russian territories because Ukraine did not inform the United States in advance of its plans for fear that the Americans would try to discourage the idea, as well as because of the Ukrainians' obsessive worry about leaks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Nov. 21 that Ukraine had used Western long-range weapons against the Russian state, causing the regional conflict to take on elements of a global conflict. He also said that the Oreshnik ballistic missile had been tested under combat conditions.

On November 17, The New York Times reported that US President Joe Biden had authorized Ukraine to use US long-range missiles to strike Russia, but there was no official confirmation from Washington. At the same time, Deputy National Security Adviser to the US president John Feiner did not confirm in a conversation with journalists on 18 November that Washington had given such permission to Kiev. The official noted that the White House, when making decisions, proceeds from the situation on the battlefield.

Later, on November 19, the Defense Ministry said that calculations of S-400 air defense missile systems and the Pantsir air defense missile and cannon system in the Bryansk region shot down five ATACMS missiles fired by the AFU and damaged another one. The wreckage of the latter fell on the territory of the military facility, without casualties or damage.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which began on February 24, 2022. The decision to hold it was taken by the Russian president because of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to the increased shelling by Ukrainian troops.