Zelensky Pushes for UK Missiles to Target Russia

Published on October 10, 2024

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky used a three-way meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte to again ask for permission to use long-range missiles in the ongoing war with Russia. The UK government has so far refused to give its backing for Ukraine to use British-manufactured Storm Shadow missiles, with Russia warning of “consequences” if the conflict is allowed to escalate in this way. Rutte said there was no legal reason preventing the use of Western-supplied weapons against targets within Russia, but decisions had to be made by individual states. ‘Victory Plan’ Following Thursday’s talks in No. 10,  Zelensky said: “The victory plan aims to create the right conditions for a just end to the war....

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