UK’s top diplomat also pledges £3 billion of annual military help to Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes.’

Ukraine has the “right” to use British-supplied weapons to strike Russia inside its own territory, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on a trip to Kyiv.

In an interview with Reuters, Cameron said it was up to Ukraine to decide how U.K. weapons are used.

Asked if that included targets inside Russia, he said: “Ukraine has that right. Just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it’s defending itself.”

    • @[email protected]
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      157 months ago

      He’s the foreign secretary. I’m pretty sure that makes him the person who’s permission they’d need, unless the prime minister immediately overrules him

      • @[email protected]
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        07 months ago

        Fair enough. I’m just looking for some independent confirmation as this is pretty big news.

    • gregorum
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      7 months ago

      Yeah, does he have the authority to say this? Or is this just, like, his opinion, man?

        • @Gradually_Adjusting
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          17 months ago

          I mean, they already do that with drones. Not as bold or new as you may imagine

    • Echo Dot
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      37 months ago

      Both. He just makes stuff up based on whatever random thing he’s thinking about at the time, and our pathetic excuse for PM doesn’t override him. Thus, official policy is made.