The British government wants Ukraine to use weapons according to its needs, but consensus is needed between the US, France and another – unidentified – NATO country.
Britain was the first country to publicly deliver long-range cruise missiles to Kiev.
While it has allowed the use of British tanks and other weapons on Russian territory, restrictions on missiles remain in place.
A British source previously said Ukrainian soldiers likely used British Challenger 2 tanks at Kursk.
Boris Johnson: It’s time for the UK to show leadership and initiative on Storm Shadow
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote in an article for the Daily Mail that The last few days have been exciting for people who love Ukraine and sincerely want Ukrainians to be free. He called the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region “the best news in a long time.”
“This lightning attack on Kursk reminds us of a fundamental truth about the entire war: that we underestimated the Ukrainians from the beginning. We underestimated their gift for surprise, the way they ruthlessly kept their latest plan secret. We underestimated their courage – their willingness to do what people thought was impossible,” Johnson wrote.
“Of course it’s better to work with Americans, but…”
“The only way to stop the glide bombs is to hit the air bases used by Russian planes; and the only way to hit those bases is to use the Western equipment they already have. “The Ukrainians have the US ATACMS system, they have the British Storm Shadow bunker-busting missiles,” the politician writes.
