UK Pledges £2.5 Billion for Ukraine Before Signing ‘Historic’ Security Agreement

Published on January 12, 2024

The UK’s military funding for Ukraine this year will be increased to £2.5 billion, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged on Friday before signing a “historic” agreement on security cooperation in Kyiv. The package for the financial year 2024/2025 is £200 million more than the previous two years, and at least £200 million will be spent on delivering a large consignment of “cutting edge, battle-tested” drones, Downing Street said. The announcement came as Mr. Sunak was about to sign a bilateral agreement with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday, which will commit the UK to come to Ukraine’s aid if the east European country is attacked by Russia again in the future....

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