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British PM Starmer Approves Ukraine Striking Russia Using British Weapons

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An attendee walks past a Storm Shadow/Scalp missile, developed by MBDA Inc., on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 in Farnborough, UK on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. The air show, a biannual showcase for the aviation industry, runs until July 22. (Source: Getty Images)
An attendee walks past a Storm Shadow/Scalp missile, developed by MBDA Inc., on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 in Farnborough, UK on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. The air show, a biannual showcase for the aviation industry, runs until July 22. (Source: Getty Images)

The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer indicated that Ukraine can use Britain’s Storm Shadow missiles for targeting military objectives within Russia, affirming his commitment to uphold the previous UK government’s stance on the use of these long-range weapons by Ukraine

Starmer stated that speaking to the Bloomberg journalists while traveling to the NATO summit in Washington late Tuesday.

The missiles must “obviously to be used in accordance with international humanitarian law as you would expect,” the Premier added.

Storm Shadows are cruise missiles with a firing range of 250 kilometers (155 miles).

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