UK has to be ‘incredibly careful’ to avoid direct Russian retaliation | Ukraine War

speak to the security minister Dan Jarvis should we morning good morning how was the footy incredible wasn’t it what a night did you stay up especially to watch I so I have quite a few busy days but I was determined to watch it it was fantastic and we March forward to Sunday can we do it definitely do you think everything crossed absolutely first time we will ever have one on foreign soil I think I’m right in saying a major final yes yeah put that one in your um uh pipe for later on when people are asking you about it now let’s talk about um no let’s not do the GDP figures let’s talk about NATO instead should we and uh the fact that the prime minister is there uh over in the United States talking uh to obviously President Biden and others um he including uh the president in Kiev um he has apparently told us that he can fire British missiles at Russia the Kev can fire British Miss missiles at Russia How concerned should we be about the retaliation if that happens well firstly let me just say how seriously we take our commitments to Nato NATO is the most successful military Alliance in history it underpins our national security and our commitment to it is absolutely unshakable similarly our special relationship with the United States is vital to our national security so it’s great to see the Prime Minister meeting with President Biden I know that they they’ve had really constructive and productive conversations already Ukraine clearly is a massively important security issue we are working closely with our colleagues across the NATO alliance to look at what we can do to support Ukraine our own National Security is underpinned by the commitment to Nato clearly we have a massive stake in terms of what happens in Ukraine and we will want to work closely with all of our allies to make sure that our partners in ukra Ukraine get the support that they need to respond to Putin’s illegal Invasion yeah but just to answer my question Minister how worried should we be about uh any retaliation by Russia well of course we’ve got to guard against that and of course we’ve got to be incredibly careful but what’s most important is that in concert with our NATO allies we work together to make sure that President zilinski and Ukraine have got the material support that they need to defend themselves against Russia it is an illegal in asion the consequences of which are massive for the whole of the world and we stand shoulder Tosh shoulder with our allies in doing what we can to support our colleagues in Ukraine which is why we need an armed services review in sooner than a year well the Prime Minister and my colleague the defense secretary John Healey have made a commitment that that review will be initiated very quickly it’s important that we follow the process and look carefully at the nature of the threat our country faces and and the resources that will be required to put in place an armed forces that is fit for purpose sooner than a year well it’s an important process and it will take a period of months the British army is now smaller than at any point since the Napoleonic War we need to look carefully at what capability will be required that’s a complex process but we’ve made a commitment to get on with that as quickly as possible and that’s what will happen so when top brass say review of our armed services can be done in six weeks they’re wrong well the senior officers at the ministry of Defense have got an incredibly important role to play as part of this process but there does need to be a process these are matters that the Prime Minister and the defense secretary are discussing we’re just a few days into the new labor government but the Prime Minister has made a very clear commitment that we will do this that there will be a defense review and that will be initiated in the very near future yeah but if the top R is saying you can do it in six weeks we’re being warned that World War I could be uh the turn of the decade and you’re saying it’s going to take a year before you even decide where the money is going to be spent well I’m not saying that quite alarming what I’m saying is that we need to do this properly our armed forces have been hollowed out in recent Times They Are fundamental to our national security and our ability to defend ourselves as well as other capabilities uh across the UK government we need a proper process in place we need a proper review to look at the changing nature of the threat the world in which we live in is more dangerous more complicated the threats are greater probably that any point AB since the end of the second world war so we need to get this right and we need to make sure that our our armed forces and our other security capabilities are properly balanced resourced to meet the nature of the complex threat that we undoubtedly face and we need to get that right so when will our spending um on defense hit 2.5% so the Prime Minister has made a cast iron guarantee that we will get to 2.5% of GDP in terms of defense spending but I believe that these things should be done properly and that’s why you’ve got to do the review and then we will get to the point which we’re committing to 2.5% at the earliest available opportunity when the financial circumstances allow call me oldfashioned K but I believe in process I believe in doing things properly and that’s what this government will do we will do things properly there will be a comprehensive process of review and then we will make sure that the correct resource is allocated to meet the findings of that review you guys have been in two minutes um top BRS that have been in post for decades uh are saying this can be done in six weeks why don’t you listen to them we do listen to them I have huge respect for those all those who step forward to serve John Healey has a excellent working relationship already with senior officers in the ministry of defense and we will work closely with our colleagues there to get this done as quickly as possible but at the same time we need to do it properly we’re not in the business of cutting corners we need to look at the the complex nature of the threat that we Face both in terms of the Armed Forces but in terms of other security capabilities uh that the government has and put in place the right arrangements so that we can keep the country safe nothing is more important there is nothing that we take more seriously than our national security but we will do this properly and we will work cooperatively across government yeah of course our water supply is very important as well you’re repres representing the government today Steve Reed is meeting the water bosses um he previously said that he wanted criminal sanctions against water company Executives where are we on that well Steve Reid is the Secretary of State for defra he’s meeting with the chief Executives of the water companies today I think there is a very strong sense and I know this uh from talking to people throughout the course of the election that our water companies have not provided the level of service that we expect bills are too high there are huge concerns about the illegal dumping of sewage in our waterways and I know that Steve Reid and his team will be meeting with the chief Executives basically to say to them that they need to do much better there’s been an announcement from ofwat this morning there is a weight of political pressure to ensure that bills are kept to an absolute minimum and where there is there is money that is available to be invested that needs to be focused on investing in our infrastructure not on bonuses for chief ex Executives okay I wanted to start with this book because we’re talking about the football it seemed inappropriate the family in bushy I mean I just can’t get my head around it should crossbow crossbow laws be changed well firstly let me say that I am beyond devastated at what’s happened in bushy and my heartfelt condolences goes to John and to the family of the three women who have tragically lost their lives the home office initiated a call for evidence with regard to crossbows earlier on in this year the Home Secretary will look very very carefully at the evidence and if she decides that there is a need for legislative change then that is what will happen we will not stop at anything to ensure that the public is safe and the Home Secretary will look and consider these matters very carefully indeed why would you need a crossbow unless it was for some sort of sport I mean you can’t just wrap it in a sheet and walk it with it under your arm around the streets of the UK surely well indeed I I I completely agree and that is why the Home Secretary will look very carefully at what’s happened she’ll look very carefully well I I know that the Home Secretary is looking at this literally as we speak there was a call for evidence initiated a number of months ago she will want to consider that evidence in the round she’ll want to look clearly very carefully at what happened yesterday devastating um events a and she will take a view in in the near future I’m sure okay you say she’s talking thinking about it as we speak when will we hear more yeah well I I I I know that the Home Secretary is seized by the importance of all of this but she’s got to consider these matters in the round she will take a view as to whether there is a requirement to make legislative changes and I know that she will do that um incredibly thoroughly what’s it like being back in government it’s well I’m seized by the extraordinary opportunity to serve the country you know these are not easy times you know the weight of responsibility not least in terms of National Security is a heavy one but it is an enormous privilege to serve the country I’ve been in parament for 13 years I’ve had a ringside seat on the chaos that we’ve seen so it is a fantastic opportunity to transform our country for the better and I know the Prime Minister and all of the ministers and the whole new team of Labor MPS are utterly committed to working tirelessly to make sure that we transform the country and I look forward to playing my part in that that’s Minister speak you didn’t even smile a little bit during that answer well you must be thrilled the minister for security carries quite a weight of responsibility and that is a responsibility I carry heavily but it is enormous privilege it’s one that we take seriously and we will work as hard as we possibly can to turn this country around and it’s a great privilege to have the opportunity to do so okay and does Minister mean that you’ll also be watching the game on Sunday I wouldn’t miss it for the world me neither good to see you thank you very much indeed thanks a lot

Sir Keir Starmer has told the Ukrainian president that British missiles can be used for defensive strikes against targets inside Russia.

Kay Burley asked the new security minister, Dan Jarvis, how concerned we should be about Russian retaliation. He said Ukraine is “a massively important security issue” and the UK has “a massive stake” in what happens in the war.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/labour-keir-starmer-prime-minister-tory-leadership-latest-news-12593360

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41 comments

  1. Ukraine are not in NATO and can’t be allowed to join, until they have sorted out their corrupt government which includes Zelensky

  3. 7:30 He tied the family up in the house, then killed them with a crossbow.

    What law against crossbows would've stopped the family from losing their lives in that instance? Would he not have been able to kill them if there had been a crossbow law in place? How would that law have stopped him from just using a knife from the kitchen to kill them instead?

    She is incredibly dense, no critical thinling ability at all.

  6. WW3 but first the football. Absolute psychopaths. She's been beating the drums of war for how long now? Maybe she's finally realising that this is real life, now that her home could be in the Kremlin sights.

  8. US led NATO is supposed to be a **defensive organisation**, yet it is strategically advancing toward Russia, in turn breaching the agreement set out many years ago. Ukraine and Russian actually had a peace agreement ready to sign until Boris Johnson visited Ukraine prior to the signing – the war started just days after his visit. NATO (US & UK) is responsible for every single life lost in Ukraine. Putin is the only credible leader out of the bunch at this table and it is thanks to him we are not already in a nuclear war. The UK will not survive a war with Russia and as always the war is away and not at home for US.

  9. so we have prisoners roaming the streets we have billions more to Ukraine and now we have higher water bills good start kier

  11. Its not about our national security, its about Ukraine's security. We need to pull out, we'd never win against Russia, we would just lose lives and money. Starmer needs to be a peacemaker, not a warmonger.

  13. need Brexit style referendum on this ..
    Muppets want to war with Mother Russia … while unable to control its own borders or people coming in

  14. He was asked one simple question: "How worried should we be?" … he then beats around the bush and avoids the questions with a long speech. Let's drag this country even closer to a dangerous war, and throw what little money this country has abroad.

  16. Why? Why do we have a 'massive stake in the Ukrainian war'? Why don't we just not, it's not our war. Neither is Palestine / Israel.
    NATOs purpose was fulfilled in 1990 when the USSR collapsed, all its done since is greedily grow and start throwing its weight around and antagonize everyone not 'in the club'.

  17. We wouldn't need to be worrying so much if our country stopped poking the Russian bear. Is it intelligent to to arm a country if we're going to make our selves a target… especially with the smallest British army since the napoleonic war

  18. Buzz words and phrases. It’s an illegal invasion clearly proved by NATO expansion. His whole body language doesn’t exude authenticity or credibility, but apart from a nuclear war on the horizon what’s to worry about.

  19. The British establishment won't get away with having a sly war with Russia without extremely serious repercussions for both themselves and the British state.

  20. This is a load of lies, the British government is a part of the globalist war on Russia. The result will be the nuclear destruction of the our country. The Ukraine is not in Nato. and Russia need not be a theat to our country. The last thing the government is doing is keeping us safe.

  21. Russia in 2022 prevented a Gaza-like situation happening to millions of Russian speakers in the Crimea and Donbass regions at the hands of a Nato trained ultra-nationalist army of a U.S. puppet regime installed in Kyiv.

  22. An intentionally misleading title from Sky news.
    He actually said we have to guard against retaliation not avoid retaliation.
    Sky are tying to paint him as an appeaser which is yet another lie by the Tory supporting Murdoch empire.

  25. Why aren’t the far left constantly protesting for a ceasefire like they do with Palestine? So many young men dead/towns destroyed, it’s awful.

  28. God, I hate this man already. He spent minutes answering a question she didn't even ask. Don't politicians realise how much we despise them when they do that?

  29. Not only do NATO want the war with Russia to continue by funnelling weapons to Ukraine out of pockets of UK taxpayers, they are now trying to get China into it by blaming them for selling dual-use equipment. They are saying things like circuit boards used in household appliance shouldn't be supplied to Russia because it can be used in weapons. It's a pretty wild accusation especially when China makes and sell everything.

  30. The way U.S. led Nato is carrying on with Ukraine they are going to have a Ukraine with less than 20 millions of total population and 250,000 PLA and DPRK troops in Belarus (SCO) on anti-terrorism operations.

  32. Ukraine is NOT our NATO “partners”! A war we instigated w Maidan. Dangling NATO membership. Screwing Minsk. WE WANT WAR!! Insanity.

  33. Lies lies lies, they don't even look after the veterans on the streets, lied about lrag, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria not forgetting Gaza, while all has been American lead proxy wars and about resources especially oil to which Gaza is sat on so how can we trust your leaders over Russia and China!!!

  36. starmer, biden, zelensky, macron, scholz, trudeau and netanyahu are competing for the clown of the year award. It's going to be a close contest this year.

  38. NATO is not a defensive alliance. They illegally bombed Yugoslavia (direct violation of the UN Charter). We must never forget what they did to Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Syria …

  41. One way to avoid Russian retaliation is stop waging an undeclared war against Russian.
    And please note that NATO's attack on and dismemberment of Serbia in 1999 was illegal. As have been other actions carried out by the flagrantly aggressive military alliance that NATO is.

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