![]() ![]() Russia launched a major offensive in eastern Ukraine and is trying to break through defences near the town of Kreminna, the governor for the Luhansk region said on Thursday. That’s all for today, thanks for following our live coverage. Sending Typhoons would require permission from Italy, Spain and Germany, while F-35s would need US agreement, the official said. He added that the UK would be working with international partners to “work out how we could supply (Ukraine) with Nato-standard capabilities”. “Of course we would never do anything that would put UK safety at risk.” “The UK has significant numbers of Typhoons and F-35s,” Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said. No 10 told PA news the government would not send fighter jets to Ukraine if it put the UK’s safety at risk. And it is Russia that continues to take escalatory action with their bombardment of civilians and continue their illegal war in Ukraine. We are aware of potential escalatory risks.īut throughout we have been confident the approach we are taking is the best and quickest way to help Ukraine end this war, which is obviously in everyone’s interests. We take these decisions carefully and we do it thoughtfully. The UK is in the process of providing Challenger tanks and we have provided longer-range capabilities as well. When asked about some western allies’ concerns that supplying jets could risk dragging Nato into the conflict, the prime minister’s spokesperson said:įirstly we haven’t made a decision in terms of UK provision of jets, we are training currently. The UK has an eye on “potential escalatory risks” as it considers sending warplanes to Ukraine, Downing Street has told PA news. ![]() ![]() 12.22 GMT UK will not send fighter jets to Ukraine if there is risk to British safety, government says ![]()
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