Starmer and Healey underline UK commitment to Ukraine on 1,000th day of war

The Prime Minister said it was a “sobering milestone” amid continued speculation helium could springiness Kyiv support to usage UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to deed targets heavy wrong Russian territory.

The Kremlin marked the day of the penetration by lowering the threshold astatine which Russian forces could usage atomic weapons.

Mr Putin signed a revised atomic doctrine declaring that a accepted onslaught connected Russia by immoderate federation that is supported by a atomic powerfulness volition beryllium considered a associated onslaught connected his country.

It means that immoderate monolithic aerial onslaught connected Russia could perchance trigger a atomic response.

The determination comes aft US President Joe Biden authorised the usage of American-supplied missiles by Ukraine to deed targets successful Russian territory, a determination Sir Keir could follow.

The Prime Minister said: “Today is the sobering milestone of 1,000 days since Putin’s amerciable penetration of Ukraine.

“As the radical of Ukraine proceed to bravely support their sovereignty, the UK’s committedness to them remains ironclad.”

Defence Secretary John Healey visited a Ukrainian Catholic religion successful London with Tory shadiness James Cartlidge to show cross-party enactment for Kyiv’s cause.

The UK volition supply £7.5 cardinal for caller onslaught and surveillance drones, the Ministry of Defence said connected Tuesday.

Mr Healey said: “The UK has stood broadside by broadside with our Ukrainian allies since time 1 of Putin’s illegal, full-scale penetration – starring planetary support, grooming 50,000 recruits and supplying weapons, drones and different important subject kit.”