Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 14, 2024 1:51 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO.

Starmer told reporters at the White House that he had a 'wide-ranging discussion about strategy' with Biden but that it 'wasn't a meeting about a particular capability.'

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