The United States will not send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, according to President Joe Biden in remarks on Monday, amid speculation and reports that the administration had authorized the move.
“I won’t send anything that can fire into Russia,” Biden said at the White House on Monday when asked about those reports.
Last week, legacy news outlets reported that the White House was preparing to deploy advanced, long-range rocket systems that officials in Kyiv have requested in recent days. Those reports, including one from CNN, cited alleged unnamed Defense Department officials that the United States would send Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) or the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to Ukraine’s military….