UK’s Cameron visits Kyiv, says London is not against its weapons being used inside Russia.

On 2 May in Kyiv, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron pledged £3 billion ($3.75 billion) in annual military assistance for Ukraine for “ as long as is necessary ,” saying the UK has no objections to the weapons it provided being used within Russia, according to Reuters.

In an interview with Reuters in Kyiv, Cameron noted that some of the British equipment “is actually arriving in Ukraine today, while I’m here,” also noting:

“ We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary. We’ve just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment ,” the British Foreign Secretary said.

According to Reuters, Cameron said Ukraine could use the weapons London provided to attack targets inside Russia, leaving the decision up to Kyiv.

“ 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 ,” the UK top diplomat said.

The US and Germany supply their weapons to Ukraine on the condition that Kyiv won’t use them on Russian territory. Cameron’s statement, if accurately conveyed by Reuters, potentially opens the possibility of Ukrainian strikes using British Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia.

In February, Finland’s Defence Minister said Finland had not restricted Ukraine’s use of weapons it supplied, with the Finnish Chair of the defense committee agreeing Ukraine can legitimately target military sites in Russia.

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze confirmed that Ukraine received Western weapons from some partners with permission to strike Russian territory.

Read also:

• Britain to announce largest-ever $617 mn arms package for Ukraine

• Latvian FM: some allies allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with Western arms
• Officials: Ukraine can use Finnish-provided weapons to hit Russian territory

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