Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:39 pm on 27 February 2024.
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
12:39,
27 February 2024
President Zelensky said yesterday that without new military aid from the United States, Ukraine would be unable to defend the Black sea shipping corridor, which has enabled the export of 33 million metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain. That has been enabled in part by the supply by the UK of the Storm Shadow missile and by France’s supply of the SCALP missile. What are the Government discussing with German counterparts about their potential to supply their equivalent, the Taurus missile system?
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