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The US president made the announcement to his Ukrainian counterpart in the latest round of crunch talks between the two leaders, three US officials and a congressional official familiar with the discussions told NBC News. It remains unclear when the missiles will be delivered or when a public announcement is going to be made.<\/p>\n
This would give their troops the ability to strike targets from as far away as about 180 miles, hitting supply lines, railways, and command and control locations behind the Russian front lines.<\/p>\n
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Russia was always going to dial up the rhetoric in response but the West has been advised to stand firm in the face of such threats.<\/p>\n
Colonel Richard Kemp exclusively told Daily Express US that Vladimir Putin\u2019s likely \u201cbluster\u201d on the weapons \u201cwon\u2019t mean anything\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Daily Express US, the Afghanistan veteran said: \u201cRussia will do what they\u2019ve done for pretty much every major weapons decision, they\u2019ll start threatening and blustering, and it won\u2019t mean anything. It won\u2019t change anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the UK decided to send tanks, that was a red line for the Russians and \u2018we will pay for that\u2019, and it doesn\u2019t amount to anything, because the Russians can\u2019t do anything about it.” We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> He continued: \u201cThey\u2019re not going to attack NATO, they won\u2019t attempt to attack NATO supplies of ATACMS coming into Poland, because the last thing they want is a fight with NATO. That\u2019s what they don\u2019t want.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019ll be a lot of talking and blustering and threatening, but it won\u2019t actually mean anything.\u201d<\/p>\n It’s unclear what impact the missiles will actually have on Ukraine’s spluttering counteroffensive, which kicked off in early June.<\/p>\n Defense officials have conceded the US does not have a large stockpile of excess ATACMS as they are more expensive to provide to Ukraine than traditional artillery.<\/p>\n The commitment is a radical departure from the stance Biden has adopted since the beginning of the invasion, however.<\/p>\n During recent weeks, Joe Biden’s administration has significantly shifted its position on which it is going to send to Ukraine having previously been accused of being too slow when compared to other Western nations.<\/p>\n The White House initially withheld approval for requests for the likes of stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Howitzer artillery pieces, anti-ship missiles and HIMARS systems, before later giving them the green light.<\/p>\n
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