Reuters republished pulled on -early news about the visit of British Foreign Minister David Cameron to Kiev, during which he stated that Ukraine has the “right“ to strike Russian territory with British weapons, reported RIA Novosti.
The agency later indicated it was retracting the news “pending revision of certain details in the text”.
In the first minutes of Friday, the news reappeared in the agency's feed without visible changes. The quote about the “right“ of Ukraine to use British weapons to strike Russian territory is also left unchanged.
Since the beginning of hostilities, Britain has actively supported Ukraine, including by supplying arms and other military aid. As The Washington Post wrote, London helped Kiev draw up plans for last year's counteroffensive, which ended in failure.
In addition, according to the Times, the Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Tony Radakin, is assisting Kiev in developing a strategy for attacks on ships in the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet.