{"id":6022,"date":"2022-03-09T14:33:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/09\/ukraine-russia-war-uk-agrees-to-supply-more-weapons-2\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T14:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:33:03","slug":"ukraine-russia-war-uk-agrees-to-supply-more-weapons-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/09\/ukraine-russia-war-uk-agrees-to-supply-more-weapons-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine-Russia war: UK agrees to supply more weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Britain is increasing arms sales to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian attacks, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Before the invasion, Britain supplied 2,000 light anti-tank missiles and is now sending another 1,615.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Wallace told MPs that the UK would also supply a small shipment of longer-range Javelin missiles and was considering sending surface-to-air missiles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He added that handguns, body armor and medical supplies were also sent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The UK has said it is helping to “facilitate” shipments of these weapons, but Western officials are giving no details on how the shipments are getting through.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There is evidence that weapons supplied by Britain have already been used to destroy Russian armor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the House of Commons, Mr Wallace said the Russians were “changing their tactics and so must the Ukrainians”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In response to a request from Ukraine, he said the government is studying the possibility of deploying manned Starstreak high-speed man-portable anti-aircraft missiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We believe this system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons, but will allow Ukrainian Armed Forces to better defend their skies,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He stressed that the government was “bound by the decision to deliver defense systems” and not allow the war to escalate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Britain is not the only country sending arms to Ukraine, but most countries only began sending arms in response to the Russian invasion, which began on February 24. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A total of 14 nations have supplied arms, including Sweden and Finland, both of which have long histories of neutrality and are not NATO members. Both sent thousands of anti-tank weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany has supplied 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 US-made Stinger missiles, a scourge of Soviet aircraft during the 1980s occupation of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Baltic states have also supplied thousands of weapons, including Stingers and Javelin missiles, one of the world’s most effective anti-tank weapons with a range of 2.5 km (1.5 miles).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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