by authorizing Kyiv to fire American missiles at Russia, Biden lifts his restraint before Trump’s arrival – Libération

Until then very cautious in military support for Ukraine, the American president changed tack on Sunday November 17 by authorizing Ukraine to launch medium-range ATACMS missiles towards the interior of Russia. An about-face justified by the situation on the ground but also guided by the prospect of a future administration less helpful to Kyiv.

Time is running out. He only has two months left to carve out a legacy for himself, perhaps calm some remorse over his strategy in the war in Ukraine, and confront his successor Donald Trump with his true international responsibilities. By confirming on Sunday, November 17, the authorization for Ukraine to launch American medium-range ATACMS missiles towards the interior of Russia, Joe Biden departed from nearly three years of policy of gradual response to the Russian invasion, which , for fear of a military escalation, confined the use of missiles to Ukrainian territory only, against enemy troops present in the occupied zones.

In the aftermath of a Russian attack on an unprecedented scale since that of September, deploying 120 missiles and 90 drones on the country's urban centers and energy plants, the president preferred to explain his change of heart as a response to the r