US considers providing Ukraine with ATACMS missiles in fall

This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.

According to the source, the administration of US President Joe Biden is getting closer to providing Ukraine with ATACMS missiles. It is quite realistic that this will happen this fall.

Officials have shared information that the Pentagon wants to transfer a limited number of missiles to Ukraine to ease concerns about the overuse of U.S. stockpiles.

Earlier, the United States had already received guarantees that Ukraine would not use the provided weapons to strike at the territory of the Russian Federation. According to the WSJ, any provisions for the use of ATACMS will depend on a similar promise.

• In May, it was reported that Ukraine had asked Germany for long-range missiles.

• At the end of June, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany did not intend to provide Ukraine with these missiles.

• In early August, it was reported that the Bundestag had reached a consensus on the transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine.