The foreign secretary has said the UK and allies will not be "bullied by Putin's shameless grandstanding" as the prime minister faces pressure to allow Ukraine to fire British long-range missiles into Russia, APA reports citing Sky News.
David Lammy told Sky News' Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the Russian president's threats to use nuclear weapons if the West sends more weapons to Kyiv are "totally unacceptable".
The government is facing increasing pressure from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow troops to fire Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russia, however no decision was made following talks between Sir Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden in Washington this week.