Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine’s Western partners have set one condition for Kyiv to keep military aid coming – don’t strike in Russia. But countries including Finland and Latvia have since said they support Ukraine's right to use weapons they have provided to defend itself, including strikes in Russia.
Cameron, a former British prime minister who returned to frontline politics late last year, was speaking on his second trip to Kyiv since taking on the job.
It comes a week after the U.K. announced its largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine. In a further show of support, Cameron pledged £3 billion of annual military help to Ukraine for "as long as it takes."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Cameron for the support in his meeting with the U.K. diplomat.
But he stressed the importance of getting weapons from the new aid package into Ukraine as soon as possible. “First of all, armored vehicles, ammunition, and missiles of various types,” Zelenskyy said.
b4k4ni on May 3rd, 2024 at 10:46 UTC »
The only reason Russia is still on target with the war and doesn't really feel it is, because they hide easily behind their borders. As soon as the war does what a war does - hit critical infrastructure behind the borders and this way cripples their war machine, it will be a game changer.
In a real war, you can't keep up your infrastructure and economy like Russia still does. Because shit goes boom. When Ukraine hits the important targets, Russia won't be able to wage war as it does right now.
highflyingyak on May 3rd, 2024 at 09:43 UTC »
The British are all in against the Russians. They don't hold back in the slightest
-UNiOnJaCk- on May 3rd, 2024 at 08:50 UTC »
The right call. The West has been overly receptive to Russian scare mongering over Ukraine for too long - the “escalation” argument has always been overblown and, despite this, it’s immensely frustrating just how much weight it’s been given in the West, playing right into Putin’s hands.
Russia’s frivolous red lines have been shown to be meaningless time and time again, and this change in policy almost certainly won’t be any different.
I hope Ukraine makes the strikes count!