The US administration decided to provide ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine before Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit but kept the decision private to avoid alerting Russia about supply line movements.
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The US decided to provide ATACMS missiles before Zelenskyy's visit but did not announce publicly
The reason for keeping it secret was to avoid giving clues to Russia that might encourage them to move supply lines
U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to provide Ukraine with long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) before President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent visit to the U.S.
Ukraine will receive a version of ATACMS armed with cluster munitions rather than a single warhead.
The Biden administration chose not to announce the decision publicly to avoid tipping off the Russians, prompting them to move their supply lines further back from the front line.
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