Ex-opposition leader demands UK PM clarify if the country is at war with Russia
MP Jeremy Corbyn has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide clarity regarding the apparent use of British weapons by Kiev to target Russia. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Jeremy Corbyn has urged Keir Starmer to clarify the situation following reports of a Ukrainian strike utilizing British long-range missiles.
Corbyn, the former leader of the Labour Party, insisted that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer must inform the public whether the UK is "at war" with Russia amid media claims that Ukraine employed UK-supplied missiles to conduct strikes on Russian territory. Outlets such as Bloomberg, the BBC, and the Guardian reported that Ukraine had utilized Storm Shadow missiles to target Russia’s Kursk Region this week; however, this use has yet to be confirmed by officials in Ukraine, the UK, or Russia.
In a post on X, Corbyn pressed Starmer to "tell the British public if this means we are now at war with a nuclear power, what risk this poses to people in Britain, and why this action was taken without any approval from parliament."
This alleged strike occurred shortly after Kyiv conducted an attack using US-donated ATACMS ballistic missiles into Russia’s Bryansk Region, reportedly authorized by outgoing US President Joe Biden.
Le Figaro indicated that the UK and France had followed the US in approving strikes involving the jointly-produced Storm Shadow/SCALP long-range weapons, although the publication later retracted this assertion.
Corbyn, a lifelong anti-war activist and now an independent MP, emphasized his long-standing call for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. He remarked in his post on Wednesday, “As we edge closer and closer to catastrophe, we should be doing everything in our power to bring about de-escalation and peace. Instead, our political leaders have added fuel to the fire and gambled with people’s lives for political gain.”
He also warned that in the event of nuclear war, "nobody wins."
The UK has been a prominent supporter of Ukraine's efforts against Russia, a stance that has continued under successive Conservative governments. Boris Johnson was notably quoted telling Ukrainians to "just fight" following an early draft truce between Kyiv and Moscow. Starmer, who ascended to the role of prime minister after Labour's victory in a snap election in July, has upheld the Conservative government's position.
Moscow views the Ukraine conflict as a Western proxy war and has cautioned that attacks by Kyiv with foreign-supplied long-range weaponry into Russia would escalate tensions and could lead to a state of war with NATO.
Thomas Evans contributed to this report for TROIB News
Corbyn, the former leader of the Labour Party, insisted that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer must inform the public whether the UK is "at war" with Russia amid media claims that Ukraine employed UK-supplied missiles to conduct strikes on Russian territory. Outlets such as Bloomberg, the BBC, and the Guardian reported that Ukraine had utilized Storm Shadow missiles to target Russia’s Kursk Region this week; however, this use has yet to be confirmed by officials in Ukraine, the UK, or Russia.
In a post on X, Corbyn pressed Starmer to "tell the British public if this means we are now at war with a nuclear power, what risk this poses to people in Britain, and why this action was taken without any approval from parliament."
This alleged strike occurred shortly after Kyiv conducted an attack using US-donated ATACMS ballistic missiles into Russia’s Bryansk Region, reportedly authorized by outgoing US President Joe Biden.
Le Figaro indicated that the UK and France had followed the US in approving strikes involving the jointly-produced Storm Shadow/SCALP long-range weapons, although the publication later retracted this assertion.
Corbyn, a lifelong anti-war activist and now an independent MP, emphasized his long-standing call for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. He remarked in his post on Wednesday, “As we edge closer and closer to catastrophe, we should be doing everything in our power to bring about de-escalation and peace. Instead, our political leaders have added fuel to the fire and gambled with people’s lives for political gain.”
He also warned that in the event of nuclear war, "nobody wins."
The UK has been a prominent supporter of Ukraine's efforts against Russia, a stance that has continued under successive Conservative governments. Boris Johnson was notably quoted telling Ukrainians to "just fight" following an early draft truce between Kyiv and Moscow. Starmer, who ascended to the role of prime minister after Labour's victory in a snap election in July, has upheld the Conservative government's position.
Moscow views the Ukraine conflict as a Western proxy war and has cautioned that attacks by Kyiv with foreign-supplied long-range weaponry into Russia would escalate tensions and could lead to a state of war with NATO.
Thomas Evans contributed to this report for TROIB News
