The Biden Administration’s Race to Help Ukraine

DEEP DIVE — The battle in Ukraine has veered into risky new territory, ignited by a last push — in Washington and Kyiv – to change the battlefield earlier than President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace.

For almost 1,000 days of battle – a milestone reached final week – the tempo of coverage change in Washington and Brussels was deliberate. Some in Ukraine discovered it maddeningly glacial. After which, in brief order, the White Home dropped restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American ATACMS missiles towards Russia, ended its opposition to giving Ukraine anti-personnel landmines, and U.S. officers stated they’d “surge” each penny’s value of pledged navy assist to Ukraine earlier than the Trump workforce takes over.