US blocks Britain's permission for Ukraine to beat Storm Shadow rockets in the Russian Federation - Sky News

The Times writes about it. The British government expected approval from the United States for about a month, the government sources of journalists reported. In the British government, Ukraine wants Ukraine to use weapons at its discretion, but the consensus between the US, France and another unnamed NATO country is required. The source in the government also stressed that the United Kingdom does not blame the US of any delay.

Despite the fact that the United Kingdom is the first country to allow Kiev to strike with winged missiles - allows the use of British tanks and other weapons in the Russian territory, restrictions on rockets are still stored. Journalists also noted that the sources in the UK government reported that Ukrainian troops were used to use British Challenger 2 in Kursk region.

According to sources, the question of the use of Storm Shadow, in fact, "stuck in the system" about a month ago, but "discussion is still ongoing. " Another source described the situation as a "routine American process". Storm Shadow missiles - 250 km, with their help Ukraine could strike Russian bases in the depths of the Russian Federation. The other day, US Defense Ministry Prescretic Sabrina Sinch said the United States was "concerned about escalation" in terms of long -range blows.

She also said that long -range missiles were not needed to liberate the territory of Ukraine. Matthew Palmer, a temporary US Attorney in the United Kingdom, has evaded that the United States has some kind of vote in this matter. According to him, the conditions under which British weapons can be used are determined by London and Kiev. "I'm not going to interfere with this conversation," he explained.

According to journalists, the British military suggests that the White House is waiting for the consequences of Ukraine's operation in Kursk region before making a decision. Although they expect the issue to be resolved quickly. Representatives of the Defense Committee of Ukraine told reporters that the Ukrainian forces were forced to perform surgery in Kursk because of a ban on the use of long -range winged missiles for purposes in the Russian Federation.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly asked permission for American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow, but every time there was a sharp refusal. People's Deputy Solomiya Bobrovskaya called it a "betrayal" of security guarantees that Ukraine received according to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. "The event promised to defend us, but now we have to prove that we need these long -range missiles to protect ourselves," she explained.

An independent military analyst Colby Badhwar explained in a comment to journalists that Baiden's administration continues to adhere to a policy, according to which Ukraine is forbidden to use long -range means of impact to blows deep into the territory of Russia. Such a ban applies not only to ATACMS, but also to British Storm Shadow. At the same time, you can use other weapons, and British Challenger 2 tanks have already been spotted in the Kursk region.

Recall that, according to Sky News, Russian troops are approaching Pokrovsk, and risks are increasing on both sides. It was also reported that the main purpose of the Kursk operation of Ukraine is to "awaken the Russian elites". According to Igor Novikov, the former adviser to President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, the Kremlin elites are not monolithic, and some representatives of the Russian authorities may pay attention to the fact that President Vladimir Putin has gone too far.