[arista]

Frank Gardner BBC
Security correspondent

[Just how much difference will it make to
the war in Ukraine if the US does allow
Kyiv to fire long-range missiles into Russia?
And is it really the escalation Putin claims it to be?

Short answer: some, but not much.

Ukraine does not have many Storm Shadow
missiles and Britain does not have many
more to give, so the numbers are quite small.
It has already been using them, with
Western help in geospatial targeting,
against targets in Russian-occupied Ukraine,
notably Sevastopol in Crimea.

Justin Crump, from Sibylline risk
consultancy, points out that since
Moscow formally annexed those
territories then, in the Kremlin’s view,
Ukraine has already been firing these
missiles into Russia.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
has identified around 200 Russian
bases that would be in range of Storm Shadows
fired from Ukraine.

Some further additional bases would come
into range if the US approves the use
of ATACMS missiles in Russia.

But it has been widely reported that,
in anticipation of this permission being
given,
Russia has already moved the bulk
of its air assets and ammunition
deeper into Russia,
beyond the range of Ukraine’s missiles.]



[The UK Foreign Office has called
Russian allegations of spying against
British diplomats "completely baseless"
Moscow stripped six officials of their
accreditation - the BBC understands
the diplomats involved left Russia
many weeks ago

Meanwhile, UK PM Sir Keir Starmer
is in Washington, and will meet
US President Biden later]



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7858qqzyv8t

[bots]

Russia are struggling against Ukraine, they couldnt cope against NATO so this is all hot air and as Starmer said, they were the ones that invaded Ukraine, they could stop it all now by simply getting out of Ukraine

[Nicky91]

Putin can threaten all he wants, if he cannot even win against Ukraine, i bet he wouldn't stand one tiny chance against NATO lol

yes Russia can stop it now, by getting out of Ukraine, and they don't have to get back into europe, they can simply build on strong trade alliances with the Asian continent and getting in terms of the football, into the AFC so russian teams are also eligible for the asian champions league for example

[arista]

PM Starmer
now meeting Old Biden.

Over this Putin possibly Expanded War.

[arista]

[arista]

PM Starmer just came out of the White House
just saying he had a productive meeting with Biden.

Not saying anything about the Long Range Missiles.

Many are saying that will be kept secret.



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[bots]

\yeah, there is no need to announce it

[arista]

If Zelensky Hits Moscow
again,

Thinks could change

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bots

Russia are struggling against Ukraine, they couldnt cope against NATO so this is all hot air and as Starmer said, they were the ones that invaded Ukraine, they could stop it all now by simply getting out of Ukraine

I agree with you on both points.

[arista]

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[DemRed]

We get as much propaganda here in the West as the Russian people do in Russia.
If our country allow the Ukraine to fire missiles into Russia, the likelihood is, we would have an all out nuclear war. Even if its not a nuclear war, it will be a war with the West and because Russia is fully supported by China, North Korea and much of the ME since the Palestine Israel conflict, we wouldn't just be reading about it in the national press.

[arista]

Yes China Backs Russia
for now...............