White House officials said the president’s reversal, a major policy shift, extended only to what they characterized as acts of self-defense so that Ukraine could protect Kharkiv, its second-largest city.
  • Patapon Enjoyer
    44•6 months ago

    I mean, it is. A years long war of attrition instead of full on boots on the ground is great business for everyone except Ukraine.

    • @clearedtoland@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37•6 months ago

      Between this and Israel, the American military industrial complex is well fed and well employed. “More war” they say

    • Hegar
      13•6 months ago

      Obviously there’s a proxy war between russia and the west in ukraine, but I don’t think the US wants a long attritional war.

      They could have done more to not end up in one, but I think escalation management really is driving a lot of decisions in washington.

      • @Triasha@lemmy.world
        2•6 months ago

        Yeah, they probably told the Russians they were going to greenlight the Ukrainians way before they told the Ukrainians.

        Which is tooth grindingly frustrating, but I can’t fault Biden for his efforts to avoid nuclear exchange.