British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that releasing long-range weapons from the West for strikes deep into Russian territory would amount to NATO involvement in the war. Britain does not want a conflict with Russia, Starmer said on his way to Washington. However, Ukraine has the right to self-defense, which Britain fully supports.
Kiev has repeatedly asked Britain and the United States to authorize the use of long-range missiles so that Ukraine can use them to strike targets in Russia’s hinterland. This is also likely to be an issue during Starmer’s meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday. “I want to make sure tomorrow that these discussions, the tactical discussions, are put in the correct strategic context of the situation in Ukraine,” Starmer stressed.
US weapons may only be used for defense
According to official statements, the US is limiting the use of its weapons against Russia to defending the Russian offensive against the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov. The British government has not yet specifically responded to the question of what exactly it will allow Ukraine to do with the weapons it supplies.
Putin suspects Western involvement in the war
Kremlin leader Putin has seen a possible Ukrainian use of Western long-range precision weapons against targets deep inside Russian territory as NATO involvement in the war. “It will mean that NATO countries, the US and European countries will fight with Russia,” he said in response to a question from a journalist in St. Petersburg. Putin went on to say that this would change the nature of the war. “We will make appropriate decisions based on the threats we will face,” he said, without giving details.
Source: Krone
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