Washington and other European states are becoming parties to the war in Ukraine,
The Biden-Harris administration’s senseless restrictions, combined with the longstanding slow-rolling of critical weapons approvals and deliveries, are hindering Ukraine’s ability to bring this war to a victorious conclusion... It is far past time the administration reverses course and lifts the remaining restrictions on Ukraine’s use of US-provided weapons against legitimate military targets in Russia,
Recent reports that the real reason your administration opposes lifting these restrictions is not to endanger a future reset with Russia are extremely alarming. The failed Obama-Biden Russia reset in the wake of Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia made clear [Kremlin ruler] Vladimir Putin does not respond to appeasement and olive branches. This conflict will end only when tougher sanctions and Ukraine’s battlefield successes convince Vladimir Putin that he has nothing left to gain through war and must come to the negotiating table,
Similar to the Biden-Harris administration’s shameful delay in approving our allies’ transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine, the administration is once again stopping our forward-leaning allies from helping Ukraine win... Russia must not be given a sanctuary from which it can execute its war crimes against Ukraine with impunity,
It’s far more cost-effective to destroy the archer rather than the arrow. We urge you to listen to your partners in Kyiv this week and allow Ukraine to strike all legitimate targets in Russia with the weapons the US and UK have provided. Let Ukraine defend itself,
Easing the restrictions on Western weapons will not cause Moscow to escalate. We know this because Ukraine is already striking territory Russia considers its own—including Crimea and Kursk—with these weapons and Moscow’s response remains unchanged,
But [Western countries] have made this aid less impactful by arbitrarily limiting how Kyiv can use it. We must act with alacrity. A change in policy cannot come soon enough. This winter will be the worst yet as Ukrainians attempt to keep their country running despite Moscow’s intensified bombings to destroy the Ukrainian energy grid and freeze them in their homes,
We never rule out. But when we rule in, we want to make sure it's done in such a way that it can advance what the Ukrainians are trying to achieve,
We have the ability to hit any strategic goal in Iran.
We're working that out right now,
Since the earliest days of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's war on Ukraine, we have asked the Biden-Harris Administration for a strategy on how the U.S. and our allies can help Ukraine win the war,