Britain allows Ukraine to strike Russian Federation with cruise missiles – The Guardian
11 September 2024 22:43
The UK has already decided to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow cruise missiles on Russian territory. However, this will not be announced publicly. This was reported by The Guardian, citing sources in the British government, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
On Friday, 13 September, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden are scheduled to meet in Washington, DC.
The two leaders plan to discuss the war in Ukraine and ways to end it.
The publication’s sources noted that the joint visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy to Kyiv to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy would not have taken place if a positive decision had not been made on Storm Shadow.
It is also likely that restrictions on Ukraine’s use of missiles with a range of at least more than 300 km will continue to apply to avoid unnecessary attacks.
In addition, Secretary of State Blinken hinted that the White House is also going to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons against military targets in Russia.
At the press conference with Lemmy, Blinken said that the United States has been ready to adapt its policy “from day one” to the changing situation on the battlefield in Ukraine and will continue to do so.
The secretary of state said that he and Lemmy would report to their superiors after visiting Ukraine.
Earlier , President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the decision to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons depends on four specific countries: The United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
Western weapons and permits for their use
As you know, the United States(and Germany after them) allow the use of weapons provided by them only for strikes on the border territories of Russia. This permission was granted by US President Joe Biden only at the end of May, and before that, strikes on Russian territory with US weapons were generally prohibited.
However, towards the end of June, unofficial statements were heard from the US side that the restrictions “do not apply to geography or a certain radius”. This means that Ukraine is allegedly able to strike at those facilities and territories from which attacks on Ukraine are directly directed, even if they are deeper than the border areas.
Experts say that border strikes will not change the situation at the front, so Zelenskyy is asking his partners for permission to use their weapons on Russian territory. Some Western countries have already given such permission.
