ANALYSE – By lifting the restrictions he had imposed on the use of long-range ATACMS missiles, the president is making his last strategic decision in a war that has marked his mandate.
As the end of his term approaches, Joe Biden is applying his doctrine of strategic procrastination one last time vis-à-vis Ukraine. By allowing, after long months of refusal, Ukraine to use ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles against Russian territory, the American president followed the same decision-making process that he has applied since the start of the war to American aid. : initial refusal of Ukraine's requests, long procrastination, then authorization. The announcement of the lifting of restrictions on the use of ATACMS missiles was made via the American media on Sunday, without an official declaration, more than two years after the delivery of their firing platforms. Authorization for the use of ATACMS in Russian territory would for the moment be limited to the Kursk region.
The United States had supplied Ukraine with Himars multiple rocket launchers in the summer of 2022, but only equipped with GPS-guided short-range rockets. We had to wait until the end…
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