May 4, 2024 04:03 AM
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INTRO: Day 800 of Russia’s full-scale conflict in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, one of Kyiv’s staunchest allies, has renewed its commitment to defending the country. At the same time, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that he does not have a problem with weapons supplied by the United Kingdom being used by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.
When asked by Reuters if Ukraine has the right to use U.K.-supplied weapons to hit targets inside Russia, Cameron responded: “Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it’s defending itself.”
In the past, Western-supplied long-range weapons have been provided to Ukraine with the caveat that they would not be used to strike targets within Russian borders. They have, however, been used against objectives in Russian-occupied Crimea.
During his visit, Cameron also said that his country would provide Ukraine with $3.74 billion of annual military aid — the U.K.’s biggest spending pledge since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 — for “as long as it takes.”
“We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary,” Cameron said. “We’ve just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment. Some of that [equipment] is actually arriving in Ukraine today, while I’m here.”
The foreign secretary said that among the equipment were precision-guided bombs (likely the dual-mode Paveway IV, which you can read all about here), as well as air defense missiles including equipment for 100 mobile air defense teams of the kind tasked to shoot down Russian drones and cruise missiles... (MORE - details)
INTRO: Day 800 of Russia’s full-scale conflict in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, one of Kyiv’s staunchest allies, has renewed its commitment to defending the country. At the same time, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that he does not have a problem with weapons supplied by the United Kingdom being used by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.
When asked by Reuters if Ukraine has the right to use U.K.-supplied weapons to hit targets inside Russia, Cameron responded: “Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it’s defending itself.”
In the past, Western-supplied long-range weapons have been provided to Ukraine with the caveat that they would not be used to strike targets within Russian borders. They have, however, been used against objectives in Russian-occupied Crimea.
During his visit, Cameron also said that his country would provide Ukraine with $3.74 billion of annual military aid — the U.K.’s biggest spending pledge since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 — for “as long as it takes.”
“We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary,” Cameron said. “We’ve just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment. Some of that [equipment] is actually arriving in Ukraine today, while I’m here.”
The foreign secretary said that among the equipment were precision-guided bombs (likely the dual-mode Paveway IV, which you can read all about here), as well as air defense missiles including equipment for 100 mobile air defense teams of the kind tasked to shoot down Russian drones and cruise missiles... (MORE - details)