The United States declined Ukraine's request to provide it with more advanced drones, the Wall Street Journal reported. Unnamed officials stated the Biden administration is concerned that sending the Gray Eagle MQ-1C drones might provoke an escalation of the conflict with Russia.
The Pentagon worries the drones could be used to strike positions within Russian territory, as well as that " the technology aboard the drone could be stolen on the battlefield," the report alleged. The decision was made after a number of bipartisan lawmakers urged the administration to send the drones to Ukraine, sources claimed.
