Great Britain this week secretly began supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help defend itself against Russia, which has massed troops at the border with Ukraine, they write Reuters и The Guardian.
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace reported that the first systems had already been delivered on January 17, and a small number of British servicemen would be training in Ukraine.
Wallace did not specify the quantity and type of weapons being sent, but said: "This is not a strategic weapon and does not pose a threat to Russia. They should be used for self-defense."
"They have a short range, but they can make people stop and think about what they are doing. And if the tanks enter Ukraine, invade it, they will become part of the defense mechanism," the minister said.
British journalist George Ellison wrote on Twitter that British C-17 transport planes are transporting light anti-tank weapons to Ukraine.
We note that British planes fly over the territory of Germany, which, as is known, opposes the provision of weapons to Ukraine.
In addition, today it became known that President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of the US Congress, and as a result of the meeting Ukraine was promised lethal weapons.
