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On the other hand, Russia has long drawn a red line, saying that striking objects inside its territory would directly trigger a nuclear response.
Today during a visit to Kiev, the British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, promised 3 billion pounds of military aid every year to Ukraine, for as long as it is needed.
In an interview with Reuters, Cameron noted that some of the British equipment "is actually arriving in Ukraine today while I'm here," also noting:
"We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as it is needed. We have simply exhausted everything we can in terms of providing equipment ," said the British Foreign Secretary.
According to Reuters, Cameron said Ukraine could use weapons provided by London to attack targets inside Russia. A statement that could embolden Ukraine to attack Russia, but which could then provoke an even greater reaction from Russia.
" Ukraine has this right. "As Russia is striking inside Ukraine, you can well understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it is defending itself ," the UK's top diplomat said.
The US and Germany supply their weapons to Ukraine on the condition that Kiev does not use them on Russian territory. Cameron's statement, if accurately reported by Reuters, potentially opens up the possibility of Ukrainian strikes using British Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia. The quote given did not explicitly mention British weapons.
In February, Finland's defense minister said Finland had not restricted the use of Ukrainian-supplied weapons, with the Finnish chairman of the defense committee agreeing that Ukraine could legitimately target military facilities in Russia.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze confirmed that Ukraine received Western weapons from several partners with permission to strike Russian territory.
On the other hand, Russia has long drawn a red line, saying that striking objects inside its territory would directly trigger a nuclear response.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow would prefer Washington to call on Kiev not only to stop attacks on energy facilities in Russia, but to desist from terrorist activities in general, mainly in residential buildings. His comment was a response to an article in the "Financial Times" newspaper, in which it is said that the US administration wants Kiev to stop attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
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