Ukraine war: Lammy says Iran providing missiles to Russia changes debate

On a visit to Kyiv, the UK foreign secretary said the UK would provide £600m in aid to Ukraine.

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Lammy travelled to the Ukrainian capital with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after talks in London.

They met President Volodymr Zelensky, who has repeatedly called for allies to loosen limits on the use of Western-supplied weapons.

The US and UK have not given Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles against targets inside Russia for fear of escalation.

At a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday, Blinken said US President Joe Biden would likely discuss the use of long-range missiles with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the White House on Friday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrlg2xj5qno

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