“Undoubtedly, the supplies of American anti-tank missile systems will only aggravate an already tense relationship with Russia,” says Tyler Rogowey, editor of Time Inc’s The War Zone. “The use of heavy weapons was banned under various agreements that at best were far-fetched. In the past, the U.S. has only allowed certain defensive systems, utility vehicles, and support supplies to be exported to Ukraine. But as for sending any “offensive weaponry” Kiev’s way, that has been strictly banned.
This has enraged some in congress who believe the U.S. should supply far more deadly weapons capabilities to Ukraine in an effort to counter ‘Russian aggression’, and even possibly a wholesale invasion of Eastern Ukraine.
The appearance of the Javelins in the Donbass is only a matter of time, the only question is whether it really is worth it “.