Ukraine: Biden Helping Putin to Win
by Con Coughlin • December 12, 2023 at 5:00 am
The Biden administration's persistent failure to provide Ukraine with the military supplies it requires poses a serious danger of gifting victory to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
[T]he Ukrainians... remain desperately short of key ammunition.
[A]ny form of Russian success in Ukraine would not only spell disaster for Kyiv, but for the wider Western alliance.
Putin has made no secret of his desire to extend Russian military aggression beyond Ukraine to include other regions of eastern Europe,
[I]t is vital that the Biden administration not only renews its support for Zelensky during his visit to Washington this week, but also ensures Ukrainian forces receive the equipment they desperately need to defeat Russia.
Only by making certain that Putin suffers a humiliating defeat in Ukraine will the West succeed in deterring autocratic regimes such as Russia, China and Iran from committing further acts of aggression.
The Biden administration's persistent failure to provide Ukraine with the military supplies it requires poses a serious danger of gifting victory to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
From Abrams tanks to F-16 fighters, US President Joe Biden has constantly dithered over providing Ukraine with the equipment upgrades its forces desperately need if they are to succeed in defending themselves against Russian aggression.
The failure, moreover, to ensure that Ukraine achieves victory in its battle against Moscow's unprovoked invasion has been a key factor in the failure of Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive to achieve a decisive breakthrough of Russia's heavily-fortified defences in Ukraine.
