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.”
Is this official though, or wishful thinking on the part of Cameron?
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
Fair enough. I’m just looking for some independent confirmation as this is pretty big news.
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.