We do not have it: Biden is still frightened by Putin's nuclear threats - wsj

Representatives of the administration Joe Baiden said their approach to Ukraine and Russia is adequate in view of the risk of escalation. And Ukrainian officials, according to WSJ, are refrained from direct public criticism of US policy, beware of looking thankless for the support of Washington.

More than two years from the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden fears the threats of Russia that it will apply nuclear weapons if the event gives Ukraine weapons that will significantly change the situation on the battlefield. The Wall Street Journal wrote about it. "Nothing but American timidness does not explain why we do not do this (the supply of lethal weapons - ed.

) For Ukraine," said John Herbst, the former US Ambassador to Ukraine and a career diplomat. The WSJ article journalists noted that Biden's administration policy on Ukraine has been shaped by Ukraine under the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin may resort to nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction if the US or other NATO members will provide Kyiv with a serious means Damage to Russian troops or the country itself.

"Putin suggested that he could use nuclear weapons in the war," the material reads. The publication stressed that instead of helping Ukraine to create such a air defense network that Israel has, the West provided a shredder equipment to Kiev, which for many months dull Russian attacks. But the reserves of Ukraine's air defense are depleted by strengthening the campaign of Russian blows to power plants and other civilian infrastructure. "Biden is frightened by Putin's constant nuclear threats.

We also behave as if not a nuclear superpower," Herbst said. Biden administration representatives stated that their approach to Ukraine and Russia is adequate because of the risk of escalation. According to WSJ, the United States and their allies on the organization of the North Atlantic Treaty in the first days of the war, resisted Ukrainian calls for creating a faulty zone, referring to logistics problems and the risk of direct conflict with the Russian military.

"Since then, escalation fears have also been held by the United States and allies from providing Ukraine with other weapons, which, according to Kiev, is needed to combat a larger neighbor, including missiles of a long range of action," the article reads. In particular, the possible response of Russia, forced the US, Germany and some other NATO members to spend weeks or months to decide on the granting of lethal systems of American production, including ATACMS missiles and F-16 fighters.