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UK Armed Forces Minister Backs Ukraine Hitting Russia Strikes With British Weapons

 

Daily Mail: Minister backs Ukraine's right to attack targets INSIDE Russia with British weapons after series of mysterious explosions across border - and says Kremlin's Nato nuke threats are 'noise' 

* James Heappey said logistics sites on Russian soil were legitimate targets 

* Armed Forces Minister said the UK was happy for weapons it supplied to be used 

* He also hit back at nuclear sabre-rattling by Kremlin henchman Sergei Lavrov 

* Russia's top diplomat warned that Nato is now fighting a proxy war in Ukraine 

Britain backed Ukraine to use weapons it supplied to attack targets inside Russia today - saying Kyiv has 'every chance of kicking Vladimir Putin's forces out of the country. 

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said logistics sites on Russian soil were legitimate targets, amid a series of explosions at oil depots in recent days. And he said the UK was happy for weapons it has supplied to be used.  

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WNU Editor: The Kremlin has responded .... UK support for attacks on Russian soil triggers response (RT).

UK Armed Forces Minister Backs Ukraine Hitting Russia Strikes With British Weapons  

Ukraine war: Ukraine can hit Russia with UK weapons - minister -- BBC  

Minister backs Ukraine carrying out Russia strikes with British weapons -- The Guardian 

Ukraine war: 'Entirely legitimate' for Kyiv to hit military targets in Russia using Western weapons, minister says -- SKY News  

UK says it backs Ukraine's right to attack Russian territory as Kremlin claims NATO is fighting a proxy war -- Insider



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