Biden reportedly relents on ATACMS for Ukraine as counteroffensive makes modest gains

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ATACMS, FINALLY: According to multiple media reports citing unnamed U.S. officials, President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their meeting last week that the United States is ready to send a version of the long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine.

The reports suggest the Pentagon will pull a small number of missiles out of its inventory that are armed with a cluster munitions warhead, which is “no longer considered a front-line U.S. weapon,” to give Ukraine the ability to strike deep behind Russian lines.

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