Europe's tough talk to cold feet, UK goes solo with missiles for Ukraine as Germany hits the brakes?

The United Kingdom is escalating its military backing for Ukraine by moving ahead with a new long-range ballistic missile program, codenamed Project Nightfall, designed to give Kyiv the ability to strike high-value targets deep inside Russian territory and raise the costs of continued aggression. This initiative signals a sharper phase of Western support, as London’s defense planners seek to boost Ukraine’s deterrent power and reshape the battlefield calculus in a war that is steadily intensifying.