British and US Leaders Discuss Long-Range Weapons for Kyiv

• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden meet on Friday to discuss the possibility of Kyiv firing Western-provided long-range missiles into Russia.
• Kyiv is pushing for permission, and Russia warns that giving Ukraine the green light would mean NATO is “at war” with Moscow.
• Biden is willing to let Ukraine deploy British and French missiles using U.S. technology, but not U.S.-made missiles themselves.
• Starmer argues that Russia started the conflict and illegally invaded Ukraine.
• Russia’s FSB security service withdrawn the accreditation of six British diplomats, accusing them of spying.
• The talks come as Biden is running out of office and the November US election is a toss-up between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
• Starmer’s visit is also aimed at resolving differences on the war in Gaza, with the White House asking London what it would take to change its decision.