US President Joe Biden, during a tour of the countries of the Middle East, will ask their leaders to transfer Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine, which the USSR once sold to them, writes The New York Times.

The Ukrainian military is more familiar with these weapons, since their stocks were in Ukraine. This means that they will be able to immediately start using it without the need for training, as is the case with the latest Western models..

The United States fears an escalation of hostilities, believing that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not abandoned plans to seize the entire country. And his statements during a recent meeting with the leaders of the factions of the State Duma only confirm this assumption..

“There is a lot of wiggle room, but it is clear that the next six months are going to be really critical.. In the next six months, we will find that one or both sides are too exhausted and will look for a way out,” says Chicago Council on Global Affairs President and former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder.

The Biden administration does not want official Kyiv to be pressured, calling for an early peace at the cost of concessions to the aggressor. But the longer the hostilities last, the more difficult it will be for the United States to help Ukraine in the same volumes without risking jeopardizing its own defenses..

The United States is now working diplomatically with swing nations Brazil, India and China to motivate them to join the US and European efforts to isolate Moscow..

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The US authorities are considering the option of providing Ukraine with weapons for years to come to help the partner country confront Russia in the event of a protracted war. Understanding the threat of Russian military aggression, Washington does not intend to limit itself to short-term supplies.