In preparation for the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, it seems that the Biden administration intends to raise a gear significantly when it comes to the goals of the aid they provide to Kiev.
According to a report in the "New York Times", the president is "almost definitively inclined" to decide in favor of active assistance to Ukraine in its attempt to undermine Russia's control over the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014.
"After months of talks with Ukrainian officials, the Biden administration finally admits that Kiev may need the power to strike the Russian stronghold, even at the cost of risking escalation," the newspaper reported, citing several official sources in the US.
There are about 70,000 Russian troops in the Crimea, and a large number of military bases.
In the administration in Washington, as reported in the "New York Times", they came to the conclusion that if the Ukrainian army shows the Russians that it is capable of jeopardizing their control of the peninsula, the result will be a strengthening of Kyiv's position in any future negotiations. In addition, according to the sources, the fear of the activation of nuclear weapons Tactical on the part of Russia is no longer high, so it is possible to risk such active help.
Even if it has not yet been finally decided, it seems that the junior ranks in the US and Ukraine are not waiting, and have already begun negotiations for the supply of advanced rockets and Bradley-type amphibious vehicles so that Kiev can attack the land bridge that connects mainland Russia with the peninsula.
The goal: to disrupt the massive supplies that pass through this route to the territories that the Russians occupied in Ukraine.
However, Biden does not currently intend to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles that could hit installations in the hinterland of the peninsula.
An American source told the newspaper that "Russia's ability to rely on bases in the Crimean peninsula was among the main things that helped its forces occupy territories in southern Ukraine last year; harming the capabilities of these forces is a central goal of the Ukrainians."
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