The White House defended President Joe Biden‘s recent decision to allow Ukraine to strike in Russia using U.S.-provided weapons but declined to clarify what specifically changed the president’s mind.
Biden’s decision has already set off a chain of dominoes surrounding the conflict. First, Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for a retaliatory nuclear strike to include conventional missile strikes from Ukraine using technology provided by the United States or other allies.
BIDEN’S ‘TRUMP-PROOFING’ FOREIGN POLICY REVOLVES AROUND UKRAINE AND NATO
Ukraine did just that late Tuesday night, launching midrange missiles supplied by the U.S., also known as ATACMS, against Russian military targets. Russia, in turn, responded by striking Ukraine with an “experimental” ballistic missile.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked…
