OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:20pm – Thursday, October 10, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in London for talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary Mark Rutte as he seeks to acquire more assets for his country in the ongoing war with Russia. did.
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The talks were held on Thursday after President Zelenskiy requested the delivery of “Western long-range missiles” intended for launch into Russian territory.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that if Western countries lift restrictions on long-range missile weapons introduced to de-escalate tensions with Russia, it will be considered an escalatory act and trigger Kremlin action. I warned you. War with the United States and its allies.
In August, President Putin and his officials warned the United States that World War III would not be limited to Europe, and warned that the West would even consider allowing Ukraine to launch Western weapons at Russia. Countries argued that they were playing with fire and talked about long distances. missile.
At the outset of his meeting with Zelenskiy, Starmer said it was “very important that we can demonstrate our continued commitment to supporting Ukraine” and that this was an opportunity to “review the plan and discuss it in more detail”. he added.
“This is a very important battle for you and for us,” Starmer continued.
Zelensky's “tour” to the West comes at a critical time, as the Ukraine-Russia war enters its third year and former President Donald Trump seeks re-election against current Vice President, Democrat Kamala Harris. .
President Trump is widely seen as having less support for the Ukraine war than the Biden administration, which sent more than $175 billion to Ukraine during Biden's term, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.
Additionally, the Biden family has direct ties to Ukraine, as the president's son Hunter served on the board of the now-dissolved Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Reuters Curiously, it described Hunter's role at the company as “a useful independent director with a strong name.”
After the meeting, NATO chief Mark Rutte said, “It is extremely important that Ukraine wins,” and described the situation as “not just a problem on the Ukrainian side, but a threat to all of us.”
The full content of the meeting was unclear, but Rutte added that the use of British-supplied missiles against Russian military targets was discussed.
President Zelenskiy is trying to bring in Western allies in the hope of lifting restrictions on long-range missiles in order to kill as many Russians as possible. However, the United States and Germany have not yet reached an agreement due to concerns about Russian retaliation, and this has not yet come to fruition.
Rutte went on to claim that Ukraine is “legally” allowed to attack Russian targets that pose a threat to Ukraine. Nevertheless, the decision was ultimately not up to him, and he hinted that he was in favor of supplying Western missiles for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory.
“It is up to individual allies to decide how they can use the weapons they bring into Ukraine,” he added.
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