U.S. Should Not Be Afraid of Russia and Send More Weapons to Ukraine Now to Win the War, Experts Say

Experts said Friday that the U.S. should immediately send more weapons to Ukraine to win the war against Russia.

Some policy analysts and lawmakers noted that the move from the U.S. would change the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to New York Post.

"In the short term, if you want Ukrainians to win this war there is nobody like the United States that could make that happen," American Enterprise Institute's senior fellow Dalibor Rohac told The Post.

Rohac then urged the U.S. government to send everything Ukraine asks and not be afraid of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

In an email sent to The Post, a spokesperson of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks said the committee supports giving additional weaponry to Ukraine, including longer-range anti-aircraft missile systems.

In an op/ed published in The Post on Friday, retired Gen. Wesley Clark wrote that the U.S. government must up its intensity and focus on the war and not waste time providing Ukraine with thousands of artillery rounds, MiGs and tanks, and Sukhoi aircraft.

"Why? Because there is a window of opportunity now - for a week or two perhaps - in which Ukraine can counterattack in the north, south and east to expel Russian forces. This will require mobile armored forces and air power," Clark noted, adding that if this window is lost, "the future is darker and more uncertain."

These remarks from the experts came a day after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vowed to send more weapons to Ukraine to curb the conflict and control Russia's brutalities against the Ukrainians.

Mitch McConnell Slams Joe Biden Over Russia-Ukraine War

In an interview on Fox News Friday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) slammed President Joe Biden over the Russia-Ukraine War, claiming that the U.S. chief executive "has been a little too cautious" about Ukraine.

McConnell said the U.S. should support Ukraine and give them everything they wanted as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his men demonstrated their will to fight for their country.

"What we need to do is give (Ukrainians) every single useful weapon they ask for and need to beat the Russians," McConnell noted.

Meanwhile, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst told The Post that the Biden administration "spooked itself" by the thought that its action would trigger Russia to lead a nuclear standoff. However, Herbst noted that he thinks providing weapons to Ukraine will not provoke Putin to nuke the U.S.

Weapons Provided to Ukraine

The U.S. is not the only nation helping Ukraine in its war against Russia. According to The Hill, Biden confirmed that Slovakia has already transferred a Soviet-era S-300 air defense system to Ukraine.

To enable this transfer and ensure the continued security of Slovakia, Biden said on Friday that the U.S. would reposition a Patriot missile system to Slovakia.

The Czech Republic has also delivered tanks, multiple rocket launchers, howitzers, and infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, Reuters reported.

The delivery of the weapons came as a train station in eastern Ukraine sustained a rocket attack, killing 50 individuals and injuring more than 100 others. The Hill reported that five children were among the dead.

"Our assessment is that this was a Russian strike and that they used a short-range ballistic missile to conduct it," Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Friday.

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Written by: Joshua Summers

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