Ukrainian President Zelensky and his staff have repeatedly blamed the U.S.A. and NATO for not providing more offensive weapons to Ukraine, condemning them for fearing to provoke Russia. So far, the U.S.A. alone has provided more than $5 billion of aid to Ukraine, much of it in Javelin and Stinger missiles which should be considered offensive as they destroy equipment and kill the operators of that equipment.
Does the U.S.A. deserve the blame? What are the U.S. interests in Ukraine?
As the largest weapons exporter in the world, U.S. arms developers and manufacturers make profits when U.S. taxpayer dollars are used to donate weapons like these missiles to a conflict. Once fired, the Javelin missile, valued at about $80,000 must be replaced in order to reuse the launcher, valued at about $70,000. The same is true for the Stinger missiles.