British and French leadership are planning urgent discussions in Paris about convincing the Biden administration to authorize deeper Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory using Storm Shadow missiles.
From: Euromaiden Press BY VIRA KRAVCHUK
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Paris to discuss strategies for maintaining support for Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office. Prime Minister of the UK and French president will explore whether President Joe Biden can be convinced to authorize Ukraine’s use of Storm Shadow missiles deeper into Russian territory, according to the Telegraph.
Western countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, have imposed restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory, fearing nuclear escalation with Russia. These restrictions apply to various Western-supplied weapons, including American ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) and British Storm Shadow missiles.
Ukraine needs US permission to fully utilize British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles for long-range strikes into Russia because of the missile’s reliance on advanced guidance systems that require highly accurate elevation maps, owned by the United States. Without access to this classified cartography data, the missiles would depend solely on GPS navigation, making them more susceptible to Russian electronic warfare and reducing their effectiveness.
Voice of Ukraine 