Iryna Pohorila12:43, 10.07.24

Thus, he confirmed the policy of the previous government regarding the use of British long-range weapons in the war in Ukraine.

The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made it clear that Ukraine can use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In this way, he confirmed the policy of his predecessors regarding the use of British long-range weapons in the war in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg . Starmer agreed that Ukraine should decide how to use the Storm Shadow missiles donated by Britain.

The missiles must be “used in accordance with international humanitarian law,” that is, as the prime minister noted, Storm Shadows must be used “for defensive purposes.”

As Jamie Shea, a former NATO official and now research fellow at Chatham House, commented, the Ukrainians “must be able to retaliate against Russian military targets, but not against civilians. “Starmer and other NATO leaders will draw a red line here: strikes should be directed against real military targets,” Shi emphasized.

Commenting on the attack on Okhmatdyt by the occupiers, Starmer said it was an “absolutely shocking, horrific attack” which provided “a very important, albeit tragic, backdrop to this summit”.

“My message to President Putin is this: this NATO summit should be seen as a clear and united determination of NATO allies and other countries that are there at the same time to support Ukraine and resist Russian aggression,” Starmer said.

(C)UNIAN 2024