More recently the Biden Administration refused a Polish offer to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a U.S. Some officials warned that arming the Ukrainians could make the United States a “co-combatant” or party to the conflict. The Biden Administration reportedly debated the legality of arming the Ukrainians. France, Belgium, the Netherlands and many other states have joined the effort, providing weapons and protective equipment to the Ukrainian government.īut some have begun to worry that this support violates the law of neutrality–that supplying arms might be an act of war by the United States. Germany broke its long-standing policy of banning all exports of lethal weapons to a conflict zone when it agreed to deliver 1,000 rocket launchers and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine. The United States alone has promised a billion dollars of security assistance. Several NATO members have sent or promised lethal weaponry to the Ukrainian government. )ĭebate has been swirling in Washington and among NATO allies about whether states can legally provide Ukraine military assistance in its ongoing armed conflict with Russia. (Editors’ note: This post also appears on Lawfare.
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