Following the U.S./NATO-backed bombing of Russia with long-range missiles on Tuesday, the U.S. temporarily closed its embassy in the Ukrainian capital city in anticipation of a retaliatory attack.
Despite the fact that deploying Storm Shadows may lead to the U.K. being nuked by Russia, Starmer hopes the weapons get used, although he doesn’t even believe their use would change the outcome of the war.
Even former heads of MI6 and the Metropolitan Police, Sir Richard Dearlove and Lord John Stevens, have spoken against what they call “a waste of (police)” resources, that should instead be used to deal with violent crime.
“Human rights groups may not like them, but faced with Russia’s overwhelming might, in terms of manpower and artillery, there are no comfortable choices.”