Before relinquishing power in January, President Joe Biden could turn America's proxy war with Russia into a direct nuclear war.
Members of the Biden administration, various lawmakers from both major political parties, and Ukrainian officials appear convinced that a long-range U.S. missile attack on Russia could push Kiev into a corner.
advantageous negotiating position Should the Eastern Bloc countries negotiate an end to a war that has lasted more than 1,000 days and claimed many lives? hundreds of thousands of the people.
Critics say the move will not only prolong the war;
majority of Ukrainians They now want to end it with immediate negotiations, which could lead to a nuclear holocaust or at least (deliberately) prevent President-elect Donald Trump from brokering peace when he takes office. That's what I think.
missile launch
Prolonged move after Ukraine approves use of long-range missile system against Russian targets resisted by US officials concerned about escalation and identified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a trigger for war between Washington and Moscow – Kiev launched On Tuesday morning, six U.S.-made Army tactical missile systems were fired at an armory in the Russian city of Karachev, 110 miles from the country. Bryansk region.
“We must not be afraid to do more now.”
According to Russian air defense forces reportedly shot down five ATACMS supersonic missiles and damaged a sixth, CNN reported. Fragments of the damaged missile rained down near a military facility, causing a fire, but there were no casualties or damage.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Confirmed It denied any attempted missile attacks and suggested that these and subsequent long-range missile strikes would be interpreted as U.S. military action.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said In the statement, “ [Russian] The president has mentioned this many times. If long-range missiles are launched from Ukraine into Russian territory, it means that they will be operated by American experts, military experts, and we will consider this a qualitative new addition to the Western war against Russia. I would accept it as a step. Please react accordingly. ”
In a speech Tuesday in the European Parliament, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said said“Now we shouldn't be afraid to do more.”
“Some European leaders are thinking about things like elections at the expense of Ukraine, but Putin is focused on winning this war. He's not going to stop on his own. Time. The more there is, the worse the situation will be,” Zelenskiy said.
War Research Institute shown As of June, President Putin had occupied about a fifth of Ukraine, and Russian forces occupied 75% of the total area of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts.
“Today is a great moment to push Russia even harder, and it is clear that without certain key elements, Russia lacks real motivation to engage in meaningful negotiations,” Zelenskiy added.
A few hours later, Russia reportedly It carried out missile attacks on Kharkiv, Dnipro, Chernihiv, and Sumy, as well as drone strikes inside Ukraine.
The U.S. Embassy in Kiev announced Wednesday morning that it would be closed. quotation Possibility of a “serious air raid.”
Nuclear and mining policy updated
Russian state media shown The Russian government this week revised its nuclear doctrine in hopes of “making conventional war unattainable,” making coordinated attacks by non-nuclear states combined with support from nuclear-weapon states to meet the need for nuclear deterrence. It was certified as.
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said: noticed In X, “Russia's new nuclear doctrine means that NATO missiles fired against our country could be considered an attack by the bloc against Russia. We could retaliate with weapons of mass destruction anywhere. That would mean World War III.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated his intention to respond with nuclear weapons to conventional attacks on Russia and Belarus. Russia is over 5,000 nuclear warhead and boast A supersonic missile with a range of 625 miles.
The head of Russia's foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, said that Western countries recognized that “the amendments outlined by President Putin have significantly undermined the attempts of the United States and NATO to achieve a strategic defeat for our country.” he claimed. Furthermore, the possibility of defeating the Russian military in an expanded battlefield with nuclear weapons standards essentially eliminated. ”
U.S. State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said The Associated Press added, “Unfortunately, we are not surprised by the comments made by the Kremlin regarding the publication of this newly revised document,” adding that Russia routinely “uses irresponsible means to protect both Ukraine and the rest of the world.” “They are trying to intimidate and intimidate people,” he added. Nuclear rhetoric and action. ”
Britain and other NATO members condemned the “irresponsible comments” and reiterated their support for Ukraine.
The Biden administration had its own policy updates.
The Washington Post reported this, citing an anonymous US official. reported Biden approved the delivery of anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine.
“The aim is to contribute to a more effective defense if used in combination with other weapons that we already provide to Ukraine,” one of the officials said.
Although the United States is not one of the 164 parties to the Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Mine Ban Treaty, Biden announced that in 2022 he would have adopted an Obama-era policy banning the transfer and use of U.S. anti-personnel ground weapons outside of South Korea. It is said that he was revived.
reaction
Co-founder of Blaze Media glenn beck He suggested that the Biden administration is ” cornering ” Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“A man who is a bloodthirsty murderer – what happens if you don't keep hunting him down? Eventually he says, 'I'm not going to be trusted at all.'” [with] “These are our own people who just got bombed by American missiles. We just said two days ago that this would be an act of war,” Beck said. “We have entered a moment of madness. Joe Biden. He should be impeached for what he did.”
“Americans don't want World War III.”
The day before the ATACMS attack, Representative Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) said:
claimed that Biden has committed “unconstitutional laws of war” that are subject to impeachment.
Texas Congressman Keith Self (Republican)
wrote a letter On Tuesday, he challenged Biden on his decision to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS against Russia.
Mr. Self suggested that the missile system may have proven strategically useful early in the conflict, but at this stage of the war its use was “unnecessary for Donald J. “This is counterproductive to President-elect Trump's stated goals.”
“This is the faceless force at play in failed professionals.”
“It would be a dangerous miscalculation if this desperate move by your administration represents an attempt by deep state operatives to sabotage President-elect Trump’s office,” Self wrote. “We are extremely concerned that this miscalculation could have catastrophic consequences. Americans do not want World War III.”
“We can't get there early enough until January 20th,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri).
said Laura Ingraham of Fox News. “This looks like a green light for escalation on the Ukrainian side.…What if Russia retaliates by firing missiles into the territory of a NATO member state? In that case, our treaty obligations would be triggered. And what we're talking about is all-out war.”
Hawley also noted that the man who authorized the use of long-range missiles against nuclear-armed states was considered too old in his party to remain in the presidential race earlier this year.
Blaze News Editor-in-Chief Matthew Peterson
I felt stressed “What's happening with Russia and Ukraine while we don't have a functioning president is the alleged 'adult in the room'” who has consistently driven the disastrous nation toward the cliff for the past four times. One of the last and most reckless and outrageous acts by people in years. ”
“This is not 'democracy,'” Peterson continued. “This is the faceless force in action of failed experts and thwarting the will of the people in the midst of the president's final 'lame duck' period with elderly dementia sufferers. This is a form of masochistic, suicidal recklessness carried out by the weak. Men. ”
“There's something about this country's self-assured foreign policy experts that I find really despicable, of all walks of life,” Peterson said on “Blaze News Tonight.”
government experts Diplomatic officers who earn their degrees wear suits and the trappings of principles and causes and say, “We know all this and we have expertise that you don't have.'' claim. They have always been the most evil, dangerous, and truly stupid branch of the entire government. ”
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