Joe Biden decided to transfer long-range ATACMS missiles to Kyiv, but did not officially announce this so as not to warn Moscow - FT

The Joe Biden administration has not publicly announced plans to supply Kyiv with long-range ATACMS missiles, although this decision was made before Vladimir Zelensky's visit to Washington on September 21. According to The Financial Times, this was done so as not to warn Russia.

Sources of the publication said that the United States made this decision after several months of discussions. According to FT interlocutors, a small batch of missiles will be sent to Ukraine in the near future.

that Washington agreed to transfer ATACMS missiles to Kiev, citing American officials reported Earlier, NBC News . The founder of the Conflict Intelligence Team, Ruslan Leviev, said that this could push Germany to transfer its Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

American ATACMS missiles are tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers. They are designed to destroy point targets such as command posts, missile launchers, air defense facilities and fuel and lubricant warehouses located deep in enemy defenses.

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