Hal Turner<\/p>\n
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said today, Ukraine CAN use British weapons to hit deep inside Russia Territory.\u00a0 He also promised Kiev over $3 billion in military aid annually for \u201cas long as it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Ukraine has the right to use weapons provided by London to strike targets on Russian territory” British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has declared, in an interview with Reuters on Thursday during a visit to Kiev.<\/p>\n
The senior diplomat, who also served as UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016, met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal and Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, promising London\u2019s \u201cunequivocal support\u201d and annual military aid payments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will give three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) every year for as long as is necessary. We\u2019ve just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment,\u201d Cameron told the outlet, noting that some of the British weapons earmarked for Ukraine would be arriving to the country during his visit.<\/p>\n
The foreign secretary noted that among the weapons donated to Kiev are precision-guided bombs, air defense missiles and equipment for 100 mobile air defense teams.<\/p>\n
Cameron stated that Ukraine has the \u201cright\u201d to use arms provided by London to strike targets inside Russia if that\u2019s how it wants to use them.<\/p>\n
\u201cUkraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it\u2019s defending itself,\u201d the diplomat said.<\/p>\n