New British PM Keir Starmer Denies Having Authorized Ukraine to Fire Long-Range Storm Shadow Missiles Inside Russian Territory
The new British Prime Minister had his debut in high-stakes international affairs with his participation in the NATO summit celebration celebrating 75 years of the Western defense alliance – and immediately had to dispel rumors that his government would have authorized Ukraine to use Storm Shadows long-range missiles to strike inside Russia.
This was an awkward diplomatic moment for Sir Keir Starmer, as he tries to establish UK’s leadership in this geopolitical conundrum.
Telegraph reported:
“Downing Street said on Thursday, government policy ‘had not changed’ regarding the deployment of the long-range missiles, despite comments from the Prime Minister that suggested he was loosening restrictions on how the missiles are used.”
The official British Government policy has been to only allow Kiev to fire the missiles against targets in Crimea and mainland Ukraine.
