Speaking to reporters, during a visit to Laos, he said Austin The shift in policy follows a change in tactics before Russians.
He added Austin That Russian ground forces lead the movement on the battlefield, rather than the more protected forces in armored carriers, is therefore… Ukraine “You need things that can help slow down this effort by the Russians.”
He continued, “Mine “The ground that we’re looking to provide for them will be landmines, non-permanent ones that, you know, we can control when they self-activate and self-detonate and that makes them, you know, ultimately much safer than things that they create themselves.”
A US official told Reuters earlier on Wednesday that Biden had agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel landmines, a step that could help slow the Russian advance in eastern Ukraine, especially when used with other munitions from the United States.
