ATACMS transfer was signed off mid-September — “I have spoken with Zelenskyy, and everything he’s asked for, we’ve worked out,” said Biden in October

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  1. US officials on background with CNN:^1

    >[One] official said the missiles were provided “in recent days,” and that Biden signed off on their transfer in mid-September.

    >In a meeting with Zelensky at the White House on September 21, Biden told Zelensky about his decision to send this particular variant of the ATACMS, known as APAM or anti-personnel/anti-materiel.

    >The US decided to send them quietly because they wanted to take the Russians by surprise, especially after months of public back-and-forth over whether Biden would agree to send the weapons, an official said.

    >The Russians are aware of the range of the missiles and the US was concerned they would move equipment and weapons out of reach before the missiles could be used, the official said.

    >Asked repeatedly over the last several weeks about the status of the systems, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the US has “nothing to announce.” That was a deliberate choice of words, officials said.

    >The US announced a new aid package to Ukraine while Zelensky was visiting that did not include ATACMS.

    >But asked again earlier this month about providing the missiles, Biden told reporters, “I have spoken with Zelensky, and everything he’s asked for, we’ve worked out.”

    ^1 https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/17/politics/us-ukraine-long-range-atacm-missiles/index.html

  3. Since everything Mooreeka rejected was eventually sent over, they should start rejecting Tomahawk long range cruise missiles and F-35.

    “We will not send Tomahawk and F-35 to Ukraine, that’s not what they need and training and logistic and bla bla bla…………ok, we will send them.”

  5. >**ATACMS transfer was signed off mid-September**

    Yeah, we know, CNN. You reported on it, back in September. When the sign-off happened.

  6. I wish they’d never report what they are sending till it has been used. “It’s a 300 million dollar package” is all they need to be telling the media.

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