US Escalation Policy Enables Russian Escalation

The US has never prevented escalation, its just made it easier for Russia

Handing the Escalation Incentive to Russia.

We are back now dealing with one of the inanities of US escalation policy. That is that the US has been keeping Ukraine from firing US-supplied weapons onto Russian soil, even if the Russians are firing at Ukrainians from Russia. Its been a long-standing policy of the US in this war. Yes, I do know that Secretary of State Blinken used somewhat ambiguous words on this yesterday—but the fact is the policy remains. You want to know why I can say this? Because there are no Ukrainian attacks into Russia with US made weapons and the Ukrainians are still asking for that ability. If they had the green light to do so, they certainly would.

This US fear seems to be that if it enables Ukraine to attack certain targets, it will lead the Russians to escalate even to the point of nuclear weapons. However, what it has really allowed is Russia to wage a war with major asymmetric advantages and decide when and where it escalates. In other words, it enables Russian escalation, practically encourages it, by giving Russia the time and place to chose when to push the envelope.

A Ukrainian officer looks at damage from a Russian glide bomb in Vovchansk, Kharkiv. The bomb would have been launched in relative safety from within Russia. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukrainian-forces-stabilize-situation-in-kharkiv-oblast-partially-push-russian-troops-out-of-vovchansk/