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Lord Dannatt: Standing on the steps of Blenheim Palace on Thursday, European leaders surrounded Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in an image of steadfast support. But you could forgive Zelensky for wondering how stalwart those allies really are. Two and half years into Vladimir Putin's bloody war, it must increasingly seem to Zelensky that Nato is offering just enough to keep Ukraine limping on - but not enough to smash Moscow's forces completely. What else could explain the West's ambiguity over the use of long-range weapons to attack targets in Russia? On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer rebuffed Zelensky's plea that he ditch the UK's veto on Storm Shadow 'bunker-buster' weapons, which have a range of 186 miles, striking targets inside Russia.