British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Ukraine today, January 12 morning, bringing with him a promise of £2.5 billion in military support over the next financial year, which begins in April, an increase of £200 million on previous years. two years.
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The UK will also provide Ukraine with humanitarian assistance and security guarantees. Politico and BBC reported this.
It is noted that UK military assistance will include:
- long range missiles;
- Air defense;
- artillery shells;
- about £200 million for drones, most of which will be made in Britain. This will be the largest supply of drones to Ukraine from any country.
The UK will also provide £18 million for humanitarian aid, help to strengthen Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and more funding for online English language teaching.
I’m here today with one message: The United Kingdom will not falter either. We will be with Ukraine in its darkest hours and in its best times yet to come,” Sunak said. “The UK is already one of Ukraine’s closest partners because we recognize that their security is our security.
The agreement signed today between the UK and Ukraine contains a series of bilateral guarantees of military and economic support aimed at deterring Russian aggression before Ukraine joins NATO.
The UK is the first G7 country to sign such an agreement, something all seven leading industrial nations pledged to do at the NATO summit in Vilnius last year, British officials said.
Source: Politico, BBC
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