British Defense Minister John Healey spoke before the parliamentary defense committee, where, as expected, he was asked whether the country's government had agreed to a Ukrainian strike with Storm Shadow missiles on a target on recognized Russian territory. This strike took place the day before, Russian authorities said unofficially confirmed in Kyiv and London.
On Wednesday, British government officials refused to publicly confirm that this happened with London's consent, although government sources spoke to many mainstream media outlets on condition of anonymity, includingBBC. On Thursday, Healy told members of a parliamentary committee he would not comment on the use of Storm Shadow. “I will not go into the operational details of the conflict, this poses a risk to operational security and ultimately the only one who benefits from such a public debate is President Putin,” the minister said.
On Wednesday, British government officials refused to publicly confirm that this happened with London's consent, although government sources spoke to many mainstream media outlets on condition of anonymity, includingBBC. On Thursday, Healy told members of a parliamentary committee he would not comment on the use of Storm Shadow. “I will not go into the operational details of the conflict, this poses a risk to operational security and ultimately the only one who benefits from such a public debate is President Putin,” the minister said.
