US President Joe Biden, who left office earlier this week approved Ukraine’s firing of donated ATACMS ballistic missiles at Russia sparked an aggressive verbal response from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Following Biden’s ATACMS call, expectations arose that the Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles donated by England and France would be allowed to fire at targets within Russia. The missiles use US technology for targeting and allow Washington to control their use.

On the contrary tips The government is still refusing to confirm these reports, despite a request from Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier this week that London would give approval.

Defense Minister John Healey told MPs in parliament on Wednesday: “Ukraine’s action on the battlefield speaks for itself.” “We, as a nation and as a government, are doubling our support for Ukraine and are determined to do more.”

He added that he could not provide operational details on any Storm Shadow deployments.