The Election Is Over, but Biden Escalates War in Ukraine

In a major policy reversal, U.S. President Joe Biden decided over the weekend to allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-supplied short-range missiles deep into Russian territory, a move that Russian President Vladimir Putin warned in September would put Russia at war with the United States.

Biden’s move likely will complicate President-elect Trump’s determination to quickly end the war.

Former CIA operations officer Charles Sam Faddis described Biden’s decision as “lighting the fuse on World War III and walking out the door.”