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Actually they were. From the linkThat's called a "fig leaf". You can bet your ass those Javelins were where they were needed. Hint: no US troops were there policing where those Javelins were used, were they?
In short, the Javelins were essentially provided to Ukraine under the condition that they not be used in the conflict zone.
Accordingly, the Javelins have yet to be used in the fighting, though US personnel are training some Ukrainian forces how to use them against tanks.
Charles Kupchan, former director for European affairs on the National Security Council in the Obama administration, in November told Slate that the missiles "have not been deployed anywhere near the battlefront."