Great Britain is probably ready to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, - WP
Great Britain is probably ready to send long-range missiles to Kyiv, which the administration of the US president has long refused.
As reported by Censor.NET with reference to the EP, the Washington Post writes about it.
Thus, the publication analyzed the announcement of arms purchases by the International Support Fund for Ukraine (IFU), founded by the countries of Northern Europe, and in which London plays a leading role.
In the procurement notice, the UK Ministry of Defense asked for "expressions of interest" in providing strike capabilities with a range of up to 300 kilometers. It offered to receive answers within three days.
No final decision has been made, according to a British official who declined to confirm the type, timing, or number of weapons in question. However, the announcement is a significant step towards the UK itself supplying such munitions, with the requested characteristics and capabilities closely matching the Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles.
Storm Shadows missiles can be mounted on Soviet-made Ukrainian fighter jets and reach Russian territory.
Ukraine has long asked Western countries to provide it with longer-range missiles, arguing that such weapons could change the course of the war, enabling its forces to strike Russian command centers, supply lines, ammunition, and fuel depots deep in Crimea and Russian-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine.
The United States has previously provided multiple precision-guided munitions systems, including the High Mobility Artillery Missile System, or HIMARS, but only with munitions limited to a range of about 70 km.
HIMARS can also launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), a munition with a range equivalent to 300 km in Storm Shadow. However, the Biden administration adamantly rejects Ukraine's request for the provision of these weapons, and Pentagon representatives, in addition to fears of an escalation of the conflict, refer to the lack of stocks in American arsenals.
