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The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said such mines would be delivered soon and Washington expected that they would be used on Ukraine's territory.

He spoke to our colleagues in Lagos on condition of anonymity.

Even some of them, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the race is lost.

“We have seen some initial progress. We heard more from Minister Gallant in detail about… steps that he is overseeing to be responsive to it, but… both with the prime minister, Minister Dermer and with Minister Gallant, this was a central part of the discussion,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

But six people who worked at South Lakes at various times between 2017 and 2022, speaking to the BBC on condition of anonymity, all say major problems persisted.