{"id":4504,"date":"2025-03-30T12:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T12:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/nyt-biden-administration-was-surprised-angry-by-ukraines-sinking-of-the-moskva-in-2022\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T12:02:11","slug":"nyt-biden-administration-was-surprised-angry-by-ukraines-sinking-of-the-moskva-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/nyt-biden-administration-was-surprised-angry-by-ukraines-sinking-of-the-moskva-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT: Biden administration was &#8216;surprised,&#8217; &#8216;angry&#8217; by Ukraine&#8217;s sinking of the Moskva in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-481494019.jpg\" alt=\"NYT: Biden administration was 'surprised,' 'angry' by Ukraine's sinking of the Moskva in 2022\"><\/p>\n<p>There was &#8220;anger,&#8221; &#8220;surprise,&#8221; and &#8220;panic&#8221; among the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden after Ukraine sunk the Mosvka, the flagship of Russia&#8217;s Black Sea Fleet, a report published by the New York Times on March 29 suggests.<\/p>\n<p>The Moskva sank on April 14, 2022, after being struck by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles. The attack marked one of Kyiv\u2019s most significant early victories in the <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-to-hold-meeting-with-foreign-general-staff-teams-as-part-of\/\">full-scale war<\/a> and dealt a major blow to Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/as-ukraine-russia-agree-to-ceasefire-at-sea-russias-battered-black-sea-fleet-is-set-to-get-a-relieve\/\">Black Sea fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York Times, American and Ukrainian naval officers were on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/03\/29\/world\/europe\/us-ukraine-military-war-wiesbaden.html\">intelligence sharing call<\/a> when the former noticed the ship sinking on radar screens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh my God. Thanks a lot. Bye,&#8221; the Ukrainians reportedly replied.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. was reportedly taken aback by the attack because Ukraine hadn&#8217;t given notice of their attack plans in advance, nor was the U.S. aware that Ukraine possessed the kind of weaponry capable of sinking a warship, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Biden administration<\/a> also didn&#8217;t want Ukraine to attack &#8220;a potent symbol of Russian power,&#8221; highlighting the delicate balance Washington has maintained since the war\u2019s outset \u2014 arming Kyiv while trying to avert a broader <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/moscow\/\">confrontation with Moscow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/as-ukraine-russia-agree-to-ceasefire-at-sea-russias-battered-black-sea-fleet-is-set-to-get-a-relieve\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">As Ukraine, Russia agree to ceasefire at sea, Moscow\u2019s battered Black Sea Fleet is set to get a reprieve<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">The White House on March 25 announced that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to \u201celiminate the use of force\u201d in the Black Sea, returning the spotlight to a theater of battle that has been relatively quiet for more than a year. Throughout 2022 and 2023, Ukrainian strikes against Russian ships,<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"NYT: Biden administration was 'surprised,' 'angry' by Ukraine's sinking of the Moskva in 2022\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">Martin Fornusek<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1564923593.webp\" alt=\"NYT: Biden administration was 'surprised,' 'angry' by Ukraine's sinking of the Moskva in 2022\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. 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