US is close to approving long-range missile systems for Ukraine

<p>The Ukrainian offensive isn't going well and it may be clear to the US and NATO that the equipment they have won't be enough to re-take lost territory and win the war.</p><p>So the US is upping the ante. </p><p>The <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-close-to-approving-long-range-atacms-missiles-to-bolster-ukraines-fight-cc4e389c?mod=Searchresults_pos1&amp;page=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WSJ reports</a> the US is close to approving the transfer of the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, has a range of about 250 km, or four times the longest range HIMARS system currently in Ukraine's arsenal. They use the sane launcher system so the roll-out could be relatively quick and there would surely be targets in Crimea.</p><p>The US had previously opposed the systems because of fears they could be used to strike inside Russia but the reports says the White House may have relented.</p>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.