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USA refuses to send advanced drones to Ukraine

10.11.2022 23:00
The USA has refused to send advanced Gray Eagle drones - which Ukraine has been requesting for several months.
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Gray Eagle dronePhoto: PAP/EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

Joe Biden's administration has refused to send Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine, out of concern that they can easily be used to carry out attacks across the Russian border - thereby escalating the war.

Earlier today, we reported that Biden has refused to send American aircraft that could "guarantee the skies over Ukraine." This appears to be part of a policy of the USA not to escalate the war into Russia or is part of an attempt to signal to Russia that the US is stopping short of full-scale attack, as a prelude to talks which have also reentered media headlines as a possibility. 

The Pentagon has also added that they are concerned that advanced weapons could fall into Russian hands in the battlefield.

Sources: Radio Poland, PAP

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