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The timing of the announcement is very unwise when aiming to show strength against Russia”.
Reform UK MP Richard Tice said Absolutely, Britain and UK is now directly involved in this war, because this firing cannot happen without NATO staff, British staff as well."
Asked by Sky News if the use of Storm Shadow’s had dragged Britain into the war, he said On that subject, I can say easily that we have plenty of mercenaries from different countries that are fighting right now on the side of Ukraine,
Given the level of threats posed by such Western military facilities, the missile defence base in Poland has long been included among the priority targets for potential neutralisation,
We have seen over recent weeks a significant change in the [Russian] action and the rhetoric on Ukraine
If (the suspected ICBM strike) is true, clearly this would be another example of grave, reckless and escalatory behaviour from Russia and only serves to strengthen our resolve.
Sir Keir Starmer's office said We remember the real price of freedom for Ukraine
President Zelensky said in an address today For our enemies to be deterred they must know we intend to have no holes in our capabilities, or at least we will soon be upgrading them
Writing in The Telegraph, he said The base) has been added to the list of priority targets for potential destruction which, if necessary, can be executed with a wide range of advanced weapons,
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova concluded This strike has no obvious military value - they could achieve the same objectives without sacrificing (an ICBM or advanced missile).
Dr Ruth Deyermond, Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security at King's College London, told MailOnline The reported range of 700km falls short of the typical intercontinental range, casting doubt on its classification as a full-fledged ICBM
Dr Mattias Eken, a defence and security analyst at RAND Europe, added Today, our crazy neighbour once again showed what he really is - and how afraid he is,
The current U.S. administration is deliberately creating such an escalation of the conflict that the Trump team will have to deal with."
On Tuesday, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council and a former Russian president, made a similar claim to Bannon's, writing on Telegram Do you believe Biden and even the Labor government in the United Kingdom and the rest of NATO are trying to escalate this so that President Trump—the ability for him to step in and negotiate a peace deal, it's overcome by current events on the battlefield?"
In an episode of his War Room podcast released on Wednesday, Bannon asked U.K. politician Nigel Farage For Keir Starmer and for Joe Biden to start a new offensive on a whole different level, I think it's an incredibly dangerous and stupid thing to do. And it shows you that the influence of the neocons is still very great on both sides of the pond."
Farage said on Bannon's podcast Everything [Biden and Starmer] are doing will make it harder for President Trump in 59 days' time,
It is important that Ukrainian arguments are heard. This includes the long-range weapons.”
When thanking the officials for visiting him, Zelenskyy posted on his X account Two Storm Shadow cruise missiles, six HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket System] rockets, and 67 unmanned aerial vehicles were neutralised by air defence systems,
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Thursday without sharing the location of the attack or information about any damage caused No, absolutely not. NATO is not party to this conflict.”
If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight.
Lieutenant General Rob Magowan said
