The United Kingdom has discreetly delivered dozens of Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine in recent weeks, marking the first such shipment under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, according to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg reported, citing its sources, that the missiles were dispatched after Ukraine experienced a shortage of long-range weaponry.
The delivery occurred before the decision by the UK and US to permit Ukrainian strikes inside Russian territory. Officials from both the US and UK indicated that the decision to allow these strikes was prompted by Russia’s deployment of North Korean troops to the conflict zone.
The move is also viewed as a strategic effort by outgoing US President Joe Biden and allies to strengthen Ukraine’s negotiating position ahead of Trump’s presidency who claimed before to end war and cut off support of Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces recently deployed British Storm Shadow missiles against…
