Resolution calling for granting ATACMS to Ukraine is introduced in US Congress
Members of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, which includes both Democrats and Republicans, announced the introduction of a resolution calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to transfer long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine.
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According to the resolution's co-author, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Republican Michael McCaul, if the United States does not provide Ukraine with all the necessary weapons, it will contribute to prolonging the war.
"The success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is directly linked to the military assistance provided by the United States and our allies. Therefore, it is extremely unfortunate that the administration is withholding billions of dollars in military funding that could be immediately transferred to Ukraine and, in turn, help its armed forces make a significant difference on the battlefield," he said.
The document mentions the decisions of the British and French governments to transfer long-range missiles Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG with a range of 250 kilometers, respectively.
"The United States and allied nations collectively possess thousands of ATACMS missiles that could be transferred to Ukraine," the draft resolution says, noting that Russia's current advantage in long-range weapons "forces Ukrainian forces to fight at a significant disadvantage."
Adoption of this resolution will mean that the House of Representatives will call on the United States to "immediately provide Ukraine with sufficient ATACMS to accelerate Ukraine's victory in Russia's unprovoked war of aggression while maintaining the readiness of the U.S. military."
"The rapid provision of these critical weapons will provide the Ukrainian military with the necessary capability to strike deep behind enemy lines that they currently lack," the resolution says.
The Army's ATACMS tactical missile systems are surface-to-surface missiles that can hit targets at a distance of about 300 kilometers, about four times the range of the missiles used by the mobile HIMARS systems that the United States began sending to Ukraine last year.
