Conservative MP James Cartlidge says he “welcomes” President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to begin firing US rockets deep into Russia. He continues saying, "In terms of long-range missiles, this is the right decision to help Ukraine defend itself".
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00:00I welcome the decision. I think it's very important and I hope that we follow suit in the UK by
00:05providing autonomy to Ukrainians in the use of storm shadow. And the key thing is we have
00:09a very escalatory situation in front of us, which is thousands of North Korean troops
00:14joining to fight alongside the Russians against Ukraine. I think that's a very significant
00:18development. And from the wording I've seen, I think that is the reason why President Biden
00:23has given this permission. Prime Minister Kirstame referred to it as well. I think it's
00:27important that we recognise that this coming together of huge, powerful adversaries to
00:32aggressive dictatorships against Ukraine, we have to stand up to that. And of course,
00:37we are not deployed directly in theatre. We don't have troops on the ground, but we, I think,
00:42should be doing all we can to support them. So I think in terms of long-range missiles,
00:45this is the right decision to help Ukraine defend itself.