Can Ukraine deploy U.S.-made weapons against the Russians?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As Russia amasses the highest number of troops on Ukraine's border since 2014, the question for Kyiv now becomes: Is it time to start putting U.S.-made weapons in the field?

Ukraine purchased 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles and 37 launchers from the U.S. in 2018 for approximately $47 million, and the State Department approved the sale of a second batch of 150 missiles and 10 launch units in late 2019. But with them came a variety of restrictions on their usage, including that they be stored in western Ukraine, far from the front lines.

The Javelin is a shoulder-fired missile that uses infrared guidance to target and destroy an enemy tank from up to 3 miles away. Former President Donald Trump first approved the sale of the weapon to Ukraine after his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, refused the request, due to fears that providing lethal aid to Kyiv would provoke Moscow.

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But while Washington urges Kyiv to use the Javelins only for defensive purposes and requires that the weapons be stored in a secure facility away from the conflict, there are no geographic restrictions on the actual deployment of the missiles, U.S. officials said, which means that Ukrainian forces can transport, distribute and use them at any time.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-deploy-u-made-weapons-122805338.html

[Bev54]

1. This was Trump's slight of hand

Make it look like he is on the side of Ukraine against Russia but it then came out that the weapons had to be kept a long ways away from the front line and only used in defense (If they could get them to the fight in time I guess). I am glad those restrictions are now off.

[abqtommy]

2. It's obvious to me that sPUTIN is self-provoking so it doesn't do any good to attempt

to appease him.