UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said that Ukraine has a "legitimate right" to defend itself and can "project force" beyond its borders.
Source: James Cleverly during a press conference in Estonia, as reported by Sky News
Details: When asked about this morning’s drone attack in Moscow and whether Ukraine has the right to attack Russian territory, Cleverly said he would not speculate about the nature of the attack.
He said, however, that Kyiv has a "legitimate right to defend itself".
"It has the legitimate right to do so within its own borders of course, but it does also have the right to project force beyond its borders to undermine Russia's ability to project force into Ukraine itself," Cleverly added.
The UK Foreign Secretary said striking "legitimate military targets" beyond Ukraine's border is part of the country’s self-defence.
"We should recognise that," he stressed.
Background: According to various reports, 25 to 32 drones attacked Moscow on the night of 29–30 May, damaging at least two multi-storey residential buildings. Most of the drones were reportedly shot down on approach to the Russian capital.
According to a list of drone crash sites in Moscow Oblast, one of the drones was allegedly shot down near the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Armodeen on May 30th, 2023 at 17:45 UTC »
Wonder why the UK is among the most hawkish countries on Russia in the west?! Oh wait, that’s what happens when you murder British citizens using WMDs on British soil. The cleanup from which took years to complete.
UK remembers.
flappers87 on May 30th, 2023 at 17:40 UTC »
If one country is attacked, then they of course have the right to attack back.
If you get punched by someone, you have the right to punch them back. Standing there with your guard up isn't going to stop them punching you.
Internal-Upstairs-55 on May 30th, 2023 at 16:20 UTC »
Ukraine has the right to stop the invader. As the invader persists… Ukraine has the right to fight…to seek the source of this continued criminality. Any country placed in this position has a unilateral right to protect it self.