The Biden administration has been behind the curve in Ukraine every step of the way. Why didn’t Biden arm Ukraine to the teeth before Russia’s invasion? Because he did not believe that Putin would actually invade and worried that doing so might provoke Moscow. Why did he slow roll weapons deliveries in the weeks after Putin invaded? Because he didn’t believe that Ukrainians could hold out against overwhelming Russian forces.

Now that they are holding out, Biden has announced a new $800 million arms package for Ukraine. Every element could have been delivered to Ukraine weeks ago. And what Biden announced is woefully insufficient. He touted delivering 800 additional Stinger antiaircraft missiles and 2,000 Javelin antitank missiles. But Ukraine says it needs 500 Stingers and 500 Javelins per day. They have also requested planes — including MiG-29 fighter jets and Russian-made aircraft designed to provide close air support for troops on the ground — as well as attack helicopters and antiaircraft systems such as the S-300.

None of that appears to be forthcoming — because our arm-and-equip program is not on a victory footing. Why? Biden seems more concerned with not provoking Russia than he is with winning the war.