Mixed Signals on New Missiles for Ukraine Point to More Bumbling by Biden

The White House’s decision to authorize use of ATACMS on targets inside Russia will be welcomed by Kyiv while intensifying pressure on President-elect Trump.

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Presidents Putin and Zelensky. AP

Remember Pope Francis? In an excerpt from an upcoming book ahead of the pontiff’s jubilee year he decries that “for almost three years Europe has been the epicenter of a piecemeal Third World War.” The key word is not “third” but “piecemeal” — and it dovetails with President Biden’s decision to authorize the use of American long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia. 

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