Zelensky Asks Cabinet’s Permission to Strike Russian Targets With UK Weapons

Published on July 19, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his appearance before Cabinet to ask Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to “show leadership” and grant Kyiv permission to strike Russian targets with UK-supplied weapons. The former actor and comedian urged the UK government to help with Kyiv’s “long-range capability” as he became the first foreign leader to address the meeting of senior British ministers in person since former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1997. “We are still missing the main answer to this question,” Mr. Zelensky told the Friday morning meeting. Ukraine has claimed that lifting restrictions on western resources—including British Storm Shadow missiles—to enable them to strike at Russian territory is necessary to bolster its position in the conflict....

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