Failing to provide tanks to Ukraine, Biden administration repeats deceptive excuse

Published January 19, 2023 6:45pm ET



The Biden administration deserves credit for consolidating U.S. allies in Ukraine’s support. Still, whenever the administration is asked why it won’t provide a particular weapons system to Ukraine, it tends to offer a disingenuous excuse. Rather than admitting its fear of overly agitating Russia, the administration claims that the Ukrainians don’t need the system in question or would be unable to operate it effectively.

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