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 @ISIDEWITHNewsUnited StatesMilitaryUkraineMoscowVolodymyr ZelenskiyUkrainian Defense FundingPutin•••1wk ago

U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long Range Missile System To Ukraine

The United States last week secretly shipped a new long-range missile system to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces immediately used the weapons to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea last Wednesday and Russian troops in the country’s southeast overnight on Tuesday, according to a senior U.S. official.

The missiles can reach deeper into occupied Ukraine, including Crimea, a hub of Russian air and ground forces, and supply nodes for Moscow’s forces in the country’s southeast.

In a major policy shift, President Biden secretly approved the decision to send more than 100 of the longer-range missiles in mid-February.

Administration officials kept the shipment secret to avoid tipping off the Russians.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…1wk1W

If you discovered your nation was secretly aiding another country in a conflict, would it change your perception of your government and why?

 @9LSMN7H from Texas answered…1wk1W

I'm not sure how to feel about this, I just feel like they are just trying to help a place that has been suffering and that I support it.

 @9LSMBGJ from North Carolina answered…1wk1W

yes, because war is the last thing this country needs.

 @9LSM29Z from North Carolina answered…1wk1W

Maybe it would depend on the thing and the reasoning

 @9LSLZDS  from Texas answered…1wk1W

yes because I wouldn't be able to trust them to not know if we will start a war.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1wk1W

What do you think about the ethical implications of one country secretly supplying advanced military technology to another?

 @9LSN72G from Idaho answered…1wk1W

I think it is moraliy questionable and such actions should be under scrintiny by the people

 @9LSN6MW from Texas answered…1wk1W

I think they did that to avoid the attention from Russia.

 @9LSLQVL from Hawaii answered…1wk1W

I cannot form a solid opinion, because I do not have the whole story.

 @9LSLK2N from Pennsylvania answered…1wk1W

They are hiding it from somebody if it has to be hidden

 @QuailEmiliaGreen from Wisconsin commented…1wk1W

Great we find this out one day after the Senate passed the new aid bill.

 @HarmoniousWalrusLibertarianfrom Maine agreed…1wk1W

This was kept secret so the dangers of more aid to Ukraine would not be made evident to the US public

 @R3gulationXerusLibertarianfrom Texas agreed…1wk1W

This was kept secret so the dangers of more aid to Ukraine would not be made evident to the US public

 @WorriedCicadaDemocrat from Arizona commented…1wk1W

“Secretly”.

They already sent ATACMS many times before, they already had drawndown authority unspent. It wasn’t secret it was already approved.

This is clickbait.

 @JaguarZoeTranshumanist from Indiana disagreed…1wk1W

They sent the 300km range version. The previous version was 165km. Nice half truth.

 @GerrymanderArtGreenfrom Maine commented…1wk1W

Long range missiles that can hit into Russian territory is a provocative move. All for defensive equipment. Offensive equipment harder to justify, IMHO.

 @SparrowBenMountain from Virginia disagreed…1wk1W

So what? Iran and North Korea have been supplying russia. Fair is fair.

 @CivilRightsMonkeyLibertarian from New Jersey commented…1wk1W

So essentially, the aid wasn’t approved and us did it anyway. Our constitution is considered irrelevant by govt officials

 @PollingPlaceJimWorking Family from New York commented…1wk1W

When is Russia going to attack the U.S.?

 @ResilientCodGreenfrom Illinois commented…1wk1W

Why are US politicians so eager for War?

 @RabbitJimmyPatriotfrom Michigan commented…1wk1W

When Speaker Johnson was photographed at Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, I assumed Putin would be popping champagne in Kyiv by June 1. Long-term forecast for Ukraine looks decidedly better, but still a lot of work to do.

 @D3b4t3SwiftDemocrat from Illinois commented…1wk1W

USA was ready. Thanks President Biden

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1wk1W

Should the public be informed about their government's involvement in international military operations, or are some secrets necessary for national security?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1wk1W

Considering the risks of escalation in international conflicts, do you believe countries should intervene with military support in conflicts outside their borders?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…1wk1W

How would you feel if your country was involved in secretly sending weapons to another country involved in a conflict?

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