Biden admin ‘quietly’ sent Javelin missiles, other weapons to Ukraine in Sept 2021 in anticipation of Russian invasion

During his appearance on the New York Times podcast show, Blinken was asked about his decisions in aiding Ukraine against the Kremlin and said that prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US "quietly got a lot of weapons to Ukraine to make sure that they had in hand what they needed to defend themselves." Blinken said this was taking place as early as September 2021.

He added that these weapons included "things like stingers, javelins that they could use that were instrumental in preventing Russia from taking Kyiv from rolling over the country."

Since the war began in February 2022, Biden has made several promises not to send certain weapons to avoid escalating the war further. However, he ultimately ended up sending these weapons to Ukraine anyway. Long-range missiles were one example, which Biden had previously said he would not do, but green-lit the weapons after all in September 2024.

Blinken claimed he "worked very hard in the lead-up to the war" in order to prevent the Russians from invading, however, he was not able to do so. President-elect Donald Trump has said that he will be able to end the war as he practically walks into office later in January.

Blinken, however, told the podcast hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise, that there has not been any opportunity to settle the war on "just and durable terms."