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The United States is preparing to send advanced, long-range rocket systems to Ukraine; but Russia has warned that if the United States does this, it will be crossing ‘a red line’.Summary
This article by Jim Sciutto, Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, writing for CNN, make the following points:
- The Biden administration is stepping up the kind of weaponry it is offering Ukraine, following requests from Ukrainian officials.
- Senior Ukrainian officials have pleaded in recent weeks for the US and its allies to provide the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS.
- The US-made MLRS can fire rockets further than any of the systems Ukraine already has—and that could be a game-changer in their war against Russia.
- A Russian TV host warned that if the Americans did provide MLRS to Ukraine, it could ‘provoke a very harsh response from Russia’.
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References from the Web:
- MAY 2022 U.S. will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach Russia, says Biden—Reuters
- MAY 2022 Ukraine may soon get US long-range MLRS rocket system—BBC
- JUN 2022 Himars: what are the advanced rockets US is sending Ukraine?—The Guardian
Source Information:
- Article Source: CNN
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