Lloyd Austin when asked if Ukraine using ATACAMS on russian territory was a concern, “It’s up to them on how and when to use it and our hopes are they’ll create some pretty good effects”. That smirk though….. (28:15 mark)
by jaxsd75
Lloyd Austin when asked if Ukraine using ATACAMS on russian territory was a concern, “It’s up to them on how and when to use it and our hopes are they’ll create some pretty good effects”. That smirk though….. (28:15 mark)
by jaxsd75
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Starting at 28:15 in the video, Austin is asked a two part question of whether the recently delivered long range ATACAMS being used to hit russia was a concern and if it degraded the U.S. stocks. Austin answers the second part first but during his answer to the first question, he gives a nice smirk and vague answer. Regardless of whether the U.S. has put limitations on using these against russia proper, many other allies and supporting governments of Ukraine should learn from this interaction. Austin does not disclose or give away information on “red lines” but leaves ambiguity which creates dilemmas for russia. This is so nuanced yet so important!
Blinken has given similar vague answers before so I don’t think we should expect any change. Meanwhile Financial Times reported that ATACMS and Storm Shadow can’t be used against targets inside Russia but Crimea is OK.
Sink THE BRIDGE!
I imagine the Russian leadership having a fit over this… good 👍
If Russia doesn’t want missiles landing in Russia then all it needs to do is get out of Ukraine. It not rocket-science