Zelenskyy is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war
With its Kursk offensive, Ukraine has not only crossed Russia’s borders. It has also crossed red lines set in Washington. Ever since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US has insisted that its goal is to help Ukraine defend its territory and survive as a sovereign state. Any suggestion that the war could be taken into Russia has been regarded as dangerous.
Both the Ukrainian and US governments say that the Biden administration was not informed of the Kursk offensive before it took place. Although it is clearly in America’s interests to deny direct involvement in planning an attack on Russian soil, that seems to be true. With the Kursk offensive, the Ukrainians have taken a leaf out of Israel’s book — by taking military action that has not been approved in Washington.
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