Lebanon conflict
Austin, who is a member of the Trilateral Defense and Security Forum of Great Britain, Australia and the United States, is AUKUS-kid participated in the meeting of the Minister of Defense in London on Thursday, and stated at the joint press conference that closed the event: it is not possible to achieve with military means that the civilians who were forced to leave their homes Israeli-Lebanese border can return to their places of residence on both sides, this can only be ensured by diplomacy.
The US Secretary of Defense confirmed that United States and the call of several other Western powers the other day that
the opposing parties should declare an immediate 21-day ceasefire.
Austin According to him, this would provide time to develop lasting diplomatic solutions that would allow the safe return of Lebanese and Israeli civilians.
In addition, this time could be used to develop and implement an agreement based on which a In the Gaza Strip a ceasefire can also be reached – added the head of the US Ministry of Defense.
The British government is at work
On the question of whether the British government would be willing to allow the delivery by London to Ukraine even without American consent Storm Shadow deployment of long-range precision guided missiles against targets in Russia, John Healeythe host British defense minister said that if there is a “public discourse” about the use of specific military capacities, only one person can benefit from it, namely Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He added: the British Labor government has only been in office for ten weeks, but it has already accelerated the delivery of military supplies to Ukraine. London has also concluded an industrial agreement with Kiev in order to manufacture equipment that Ukraine will need not only now, but also in the future, added the head of the British Ministry of Defence.
Healey said Russian President Vladimir Putin “could end the war today” if he withdrew Russian forces from Ukraine.
He made the same statement recently Keir Starmer British Prime Minister too. During his talks in Washington, he declared to the British journalists accompanying him: Russia started the war against Ukraine, “but it can also end this war at this very moment.”
The British Labor Prime Minister did not elaborate on whether the Western allies would allow Ukraine long range western missiles deployment against targets on Russian territory. At the same time, he emphasized that London – although it is convinced that Ukraine has the right to self-defense – does not seek any kind of conflict with Russia.
This is not our intention in the slightest
– said the British Prime Minister.
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