US-Supplied Long-Range ATACMS Won’t Turn Tide of War, Putin Asserts

The proposed 2024 U.S. defense budget includes $80 million for a U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)—such as this one being used by the South Korean Army in 2017—to be delivered to Ukraine. South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images

Kyiv’s use of U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) won’t be enough to turn the tide of the conflict in Ukraine’s favor, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Use of the long-range missile system by Ukraine “has no chance of radically changing the situation along the line of contact,” Mr. Putin said at an Oct. 18 press briefing.