A senior administration official said there has been no decision yet on sending multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine.
"Apparently, once again the Biden Administration is intimidated by Russian rhetoric," Graham tweeted."This is another terrible day in the continuing travesty of Biden's foreign policy."
Meanwhile, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev called Biden's apparent ruling on not sending the systems"rational.". The concentration of forces in that area has presented various changes for Ukraine. Russia is more familiar with Donbas as fighting has been ongoing in that region for the past eight years, Kirby has said.Newsweek
has reported, the MLRS is more mobile than howitzers, which the U.S. has provided to Ukraine in the most recent drawdown packages. The U.S. has also been training Ukrainians on the howitzers outside of Ukraine.
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