Upon learning of Russia's intentions to launch an invasion of Ukraine, the Joe Biden administration began sending weapons to the Ukrainian army. Last December, Washington approved an additional $200 million transfer of weapons from US warehouses..
Although the government in Kyiv, as well as many congressmen and even members of the administration itself, noted that if the United States really believes in starting a full-scale war, the defense means provided are still not enough, writes the Washington Post..
But every step the White House took was based on a desire to avoid direct involvement in a military clash.. The challenge of overcoming the Biden administration's worries about provocations influenced every decision on the amount of aid to Ukraine, as well as what weapons to give the Ukrainians so they could defend themselves..
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A senior US official told the Washington Post that Russia was going to do what it wanted, regardless of the actions of the allies.. According to him, the Biden administration considered it “unbelievable” to claim that “if we had given Ukraine more weapons, none of this would have happened.”.
However, it was not easy to determine whether Moscow would regard the military exercises or the transfer of weapons as a provocation or escalation.. According to a US official, "
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Ukrainian officials express their boundless gratitude to the United States for everything they have delivered since the beginning of the war.
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“There is no country in the world that would do more than the United States to ensure that Ukraine receives the necessary weapons after February 24. There is no such country,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
But initially, he and other Ukrainian officials were convinced that the “no provocation” strategy was wrong..
\? I think this war, in which thousands of people were killed and wounded, territories were lost, and part of the economy was destroyed… is the best answer to those who still stand for not provoking Russia,” Kuleba said..