The White House said it did not support Ukraine launching attacks inside Russia after two drones from Ukraine damaged buildings in Moscow earlier on Monday.
  • holiday@lemmy.world
    9·
    1 year ago

    Of course they are going to say that publicly. You know the back channels are entirely full bellied laughter and “what’s next?”

  • Lawyerator@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    The US may not back them, but it certainly doesn’t condemn them either. This is the tightrope that has been walked between the nuclear-armed parties of interest since the beginning of the conflict.

  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 year ago

    I get that they are trying to do the “war isn’t so far from home” thing but it is a delicate balance to strike…as Ukraine well knows, an attack near your home is more likely to strengthen your resolve against the country that just attacked you.

    • Arotrios@kbin.social
      0·
      1 year ago

      This isn’t a new policy. They’re just reiterating the official US stance. Nothing has changed. This isn’t a betrayal or really anything newsworthy, it’s just your standard geopolitical cya.

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
    26·
    1 year ago

    Of course they don’t, they aren’t interested in a decisive Ukrainian win. The US would be ecstatic if this war lasted a decade with Russia being stuck in a no win situation.