‘The world cannot wait’ – UK defence sec confirms military aid ‘rushed’ to Ukraine
The UK’s defence secretary has confirmed the military aid that has been “rushed” to Ukraine.
Grant Shapps said the “world cannot wait” as he urged nations to “step up” and support Kyiv’s fight against Russia.
Among the items sent by the UK are 80 defence missiles, one million rounds of ammunition and 20 Viking amphibious protected vehicles.
Mr Shapps’ tweet comes after he urged allies to give permission to Ukraine to use the weapons they have supplied against targets in Russian-annexed Crimea.
“We have been very, very clear with the world and helpful to Ukraine – for example, providing permissions for our weapons to be used throughout the whole of Ukraine … that includes Crimea, which was taken by Putin in 2014,” he told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg:
“Now, we do not get into how we would allow targeting with our weapons to be used outside of that. But we do provide our weapons to Ukraine in order for them to defend their country.”
Pressed on Volodymyr Zelensky’s calls for weapons to be available for strikes inside Russia, Mr Shapps said: “I can’t go into the specifics of those private conversations about how the weapons are precisely used.”
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