The West has been reluctant to provide heavy weapons to Ukraine for fear of escalating the conflict with Russia. Former diplomat James Carouso weighs in on whether the decision to send tanks has raised the stakes dangerously.
“Well, 70,000 Russian soldiers are dead. The missile stockpile has almost been depleted. A lot of equipment is damaged, blown up.”Commentary: With Russian army on back foot in Ukraine, is escalation Putin's only real option?
From strictly hand-held and short range missile systems and limited-range artillery systems, the US now is providing advanced HIMARS missile launch and Patriot missile defense units. Even the supply of tanks is being made on an escalatory basis with the US equipment not due for delivery until sometime towards the end of the year.Ukraine’s wish list for more Western firepowerA man stands at a site of a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
International lawyers will argue whether or not such attacks constitute the legal definition of war crimes, but there is little doubt that part of the Russian objective is toConcomitant with the provision of new weapons have been comments by senior military officials in the West that a negotiated settlement will be required to end hostilities.
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