The government has announced an additional 450 million pounds of military support in kyiv, while the United Kingdom and Germany are preparing to welcome a meeting of 50 nations in Brussels.
Defense officials associate themselves with “TAS pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his invasion of Ukraine, said British defense secretary John Healey.
“We must pass to dissuade Russian assault by continuing to strengthen the defenses of Ukraine,” he added.
The package includes the financing of hundreds of thousands of drones, anti-tank mines and repairs to military vehicles.
About 350 million pounds sterling will be provided by the United Kingdom, with additional Norway funding via the International Fund led by the United Kingdom for Ukraine.
The package includes 160 million pounds sterling to provide repairs and maintenance of vehicles and equipment that the United Kingdom has already provided to Ukraine.
A “Frot Fight” military aid package, with financing for radar systems, anti -tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones, worth more than 250 million pounds Sterling is also part of the package, the government said.
Healey said that group work “is essential to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position”.
“We cannot compromise peace by forgetting the war, which is why today’s major package will increase the support of the Ukraine front line,” he said.
“2025 is the critical year for Ukraine.
“Our work as ministers of defense is to put in the hands of Ukrainian war fighters what they need.”
The fund follows a series of military promises in Ukraine from the United Kingdom.
Last month, Sir Keir Starmer announced a Sterling 1.6 billion missiles offer for Ukraine, After a summit of European leaders in London, in addition to a loan of 2.2 billion pounds sterling to provide more military aid supported by the benefits of frozen Russian assets.
Lib Dems said that the support package announced on Friday was “a small change” and called on the government to seize Russian assets in Great Britain to give Ukraine more funding.
“Although we greet any increase in support for Ukraine, this package is a small change compared to what is necessary to fight against the barbaric war of Putin,” said party defense spokesperson Helen Maguire.
Healey and his German counterpart, the Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, co -president of Friday meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group, who was traditionally organized by the US Secretary for Defense until Donald Trump became president in January.
Since then, as a sign of the United States to move back According to European security issues, Healey took over as president.
The meeting follows a similar rally of the defense ministers of 30 countries in Franco-British “Coalition of volunteers”Who met in Brussels to discuss the installation of a force in Ukraine to ensure lasting peace.
Healey said that he had not considered “a comfort force” which “will separate the sides currently at war at the bottom of the contact line”, according to the AFP news agency, but added that the strengthening of the armies of Ukraine would be a key element of the plan.
