Zelenskyy Seeks to Persuade Biden to Supply Ukraine with ATACMS Missiles in Autumn

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to persuade his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to approve the decision to supply the Ukrainian army with long-range ATACMS systems in autumn 2023.

"I hope, and I will speak with President Biden. For me is very important his thoughts and his support. I think he can change this page and this war. Once he did it with the HIMARS [multiple rocket launcher – ed.]," Zelenskyy said in an interview with CNN.

The Ukrainian president noted that these were not his first talks with Biden on this topic.

"We are moving. I hope we will get it [the ATACMS missiles] in autumn. For us, it’s very important not to do the pause in this counteroffensive. And I need it very much," he added.

The Financial Times recently reported that President Biden is close to making a decision on transferring long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine.

Kyiv has long been asking the US for ATACMS missiles, allowing Ukraine to strike deeper into the Russian rear.

Earlier, the US media learned that a decision on ATACMS missiles for Ukraine may be made shortly, and they may be included in one of the next aid packages.