CNN —

The Biden administration is moving toward lifting a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine, four US officials familiar with the matter told CNN, to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems.

The change would mark another significant shift in the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy, as the US looks for ways to give Ukraine’s military an upper hand against Russia.

The policy is still being worked on by administration officials and has not received final sign-off yet from President Joe Biden, officials said.

  • @p5yk0t1km1r4ge
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    -488 months ago

    If WW3 ever becomes real, this will be how it starts

    • @Duamerthrax
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      248 months ago

      Giving concessions to Germany as they invaded other countries instead of stamping it out is how we got WWII.

    • @[email protected]
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      188 months ago

      Fucking do it then. If it’s that or kneel to a nuclear terrorist, I say give me liberty or give me death

      • 555
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        -158 months ago

        The US is a nuclear terrorist to some counties.

          • 555
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            8 months ago

            Not out loud…

            Unless you’re a hurricane, and then we actually did consider nuking it. Remember?

            • Flying Squid
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              58 months ago

              “We” did not consider it. The president who got elected by archaic means despite losing the popular vote by millions considered it.

              • 555
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                -38 months ago

                I know that you’re smart enough to know what I mean. Don’t make yourself look like a pedantic dick.

                • Flying Squid
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                  18 months ago

                  I’m not being pedantic, I’m simply not willing to share the blame for Trump coming up with moronic ideas and being the worst president in history after Andrew Jackson.

              • @[email protected]
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                18 months ago

                We also inadvertently killed John Wayne with it, which is just fucken funny. Ya know ive heard of ego death but I dont think many folks have been killed by their ego.

                • @Duamerthrax
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                  18 months ago

                  Look up some Darwin Awards if you want to find more literal Ego Deaths.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    18 months ago

                    Oh im sure there are plenty. But Wayne bullied his way into the role because he wanted to be Genghis Khan and then he got radiation poisoning.

    • capital
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      98 months ago

      With a war? Yeah…

      • @p5yk0t1km1r4ge
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        8 months ago

        My my, friend! You doing OK? That’s a lot of anger over a random lemmy user name you got there. Have a beer or something and chill, it’s not that deep homie

        Lol the downvotes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯