In a posting on X Scott Ritter yesterday afternoon, following news reports that President Joe Biden had decided to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles inside Russia, argued that the U.S. is now at war against Russia. “It should be noted that the U.S., together with NATO, helped plan and execute the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk. Now, with Ukrainian forces being pushed back in the Kursk region by Russian forces, the decision to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles in Kursk leaves no doubt that the U.S. is a direct party to the invasion and occupation of Russian soil by NATO-proxy Ukrainian forces,” he wrote. “In short, the U.S. is now at war with Russia.”
Biden’s ATACMS decision “reflects a growing sense of desperation on the part of Ukraine, NATO and the U.S. that the war with Russia is reaching the breaking point, where a decisive Russian victory is all but guaranteed,” Ritter went on. “The Ukraine/NATO/U.S. axis is likewise concerned about the election results in the U.S. which saw Donald Trump win decisively on a platform that seeks to end the war in Ukraine and avoid escalation with Russia.”
He later added: “Russia will not accept this escalation by doing nothing. Russia’s response will be decisive and possibly include hitting targets outside Ukraine.
