(ANSA-AFP) - LONDON, JUN 6 - Britain said Monday it will
mirror the United States and send long-range missile systems to
Ukraine, defying warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin
against supplying Kyiv with the advanced weapons. The UK
Ministry of Defence said London had coordinated closely with
Washington over its gift of the multiple-launch rocket systems,
known as MLRS, to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian
aggression. The M270 launchers, which can strike targets up to
80 kilometres (50 miles) away with precision-guided rockets,
will "offer a significant boost in capability for the Ukrainian
forces," the ministry added. The US last week announced it would
give Kyiv its high mobility artillery rocket system, known as
HIMARS, which can simultaneously launch multiple
precision-guided missiles and is superior in range and precision
to existing systems Ukraine has. However, US President Joe Biden
has ruled out supplying it with systems that could reach as far
as Russia, despite Kyiv's repeated demands for them. (ANSA-AFP).
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