Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on visit to Washington after Starlink row
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting visited Washington to urge continued US support for Ukraine following tensions over Starlink usage restrictions. Streeting emphasized the strategic and economic benefits of the US-UK defense-industrial relationship.
Why it matters
The meeting highlights ongoing geopolitical friction regarding military aid to Ukraine and the critical role of private technology providers in modern warfare.
Wes Streeting being welcomed to the Pentagon by Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary. Wes Streeting being welcomed to the Pentagon by Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary. Wes Streeting Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on visit to Washington after Starlink row UK defence secretary trying to cool tensions and is arguing it is in America’s economic interests to support Kyiv
Prefer the Guardian on Google Wes Streeting urged the US to stand by Ukraine on his visit to the American capital and sought to cool tensions between the two countries in the wake of the Starlink row that is threatening to set back Kyiv’s war effort.
The British defence secretary, giving a speech before a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth , argued that supporting Ukraine was in the long-term interests of Washington – and a business opportunity.
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