There is no confirmation that Washington approved the use of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles inside Russia as of noon (Kyiv time) Wednesday, Nov. 20. Ukrainian news outlet RBC Ukraine, citing British news outlet The Times, reported Wednesday that “the US gave Ukraine the ‘green light’ to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike deep into the Russian Federation” before adding that the UK has not officially confirmed the decision. However, upon evaluating The Times’ report, there was no confirmation that Washington gave its green light. Approval to use Storm Shadows deep inside Russia may be in place, but the latest reports are insufficient to substantiate such a claim. Ukrainian media has been eager to report on the approval of Storm Shadow’s use in Russia.
