Following a defense meeting in Brussels, UK Defense Minister John Healey commended Ukraine’s drone campaign on Russian air bases, calling it “Operation Spider Web” and saying, “We take our hats off to Ukraine.”
At a joint press conference with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Healey emphasized continued support for Ukraine, noting that despite civilian casualties and destruction in Ukrainian cities, “Putin is continuing the war.” He stressed the urgency of a ceasefire and reaffirmed the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s commitment to bolstering aid: “We must increase our efforts and never back down.”