Ben Wallace

The United Kingdom is ready to follow the United States in granting Ukraine approval to use long-range missiles against Russia, according to sources within the British government.

The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Ukraine is permitted to use British weapons on Russian territory, with the exception of long-range Storm Shadow missiles, which cannot be used to target locations within Russia's borders according to UK government policy.

The UK Defense Secretary has said that Storm Shadow missiles will be supplied to the Ukrainian military - and Sky News has learned that some of the missiles are already with Ukrainian troops.
Responding to reports that such a deal had been reached, Moscow said the move would require an "adequate response from the Russian military."

It has long been speculated, but now we know for sure: Russian spy ships are mapping wind farms and key cables off the British coast, and there can only be one reason for this - to sabotage the critical infrastructure of the United Kingdom and Europe in the event of a full-scale war with the West, writes a prominent British newspaper Telegraph.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

A group of 11 NATO countries pledged new military aid to Ukraine

A group of 11 NATO countries, including Britain and Poland, pledged new military aid to support Ukraine's war with Russia on Thursday, a day before a key arms meeting for Kyiv scheduled for Friday in Germany.

More than $1 billion worth of deals were signed during the SAHA Expo defense and aerospace exhibition that was held between Oct 25 and 28 in Istanbul, according to Haluk Bayraktar, the board chairman of SAHA Istanbul Defense and Aerospace Cluster Association.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding the first meeting of his new Cabinet before facing the opposition in Parliament on Wednesday for the first time as leader.

Türkiye's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar spoke over the phone in line with diplomatic efforts with his colleagues from Russia and Ukraine as well as the United Kingdom amid rising violence in the war and concerns about the use of unconventional weapons.

Ukraine slammed Russia on Sunday for alleging Kiev was planning to use a radioactive bomb in its own territory, calling the claims "dangerous" lies and prompting Western allies to warn Moscow against using any pretext for escalating the conflict.

Contenders bidding to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss were on Oct. 21 to open a hectic weekend of campaigning, but opposition parties demanded that UK voters get their own say to end months of political chaos.