2024-01-13 19:49 World Daily Compilation Center/Comprehensive 12th News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Kiev on the morning of the 12th and will sign a landmark bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sunak has announced that Britain’s military aid to Ukraine will increase to 2.5 billion pounds (the same below, about 3.1 billion U.S. dollars). This is the largest military aid budget for Kiev announced by London since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war. He also emphasized that if Ukraine is safe, the UK is safe.
The British Prime Minister’s Office stated that the agreement is the first step in cultivating an unwavering century-old partnership between Britain and Ukraine. According to the agreement, Britain promised to immediately consult Kyiv and provide rapid and continuous defense assistance if Ukraine was attacked by Russia “again.” The UK’s next financial year starts in April. Its budget for military aid to Ukraine from the 2023-24 fiscal year has reached 2.3 billion pounds (about 2.9 billion U.S. dollars). Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, the UK’s various aid to Ukraine has totaled about 12 billion pounds (about 15.2 billion U.S. dollars). .
“(Aid) Ukraine fatigue” has emerged in the United States and Europe, and with the aid budget to Ukraine blocked by Congress, the UK’s expansion of aid to Ukraine may help other Western countries follow suit. Sunak emphasized that Ukraine has been fighting for the principled values of freedom and democracy in the past two years. The UK’s support for Ukraine will “unwaveringly” and it will stand with Ukraine no matter in the darkest moments or in the brightest moments of the future.
After the war between Russia and Ukraine, Britain has supplied long-range offensive weapons including “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles, promoted the establishment of a transnational fighter alliance to aid Ukraine, and helped Kiev obtain F-16 and other NATO fighter aircraft as soon as possible, as well as Build relevant capabilities.
The Prime Minister’s Office said that at least 200 million of this 2.5 billion pound military aid will be used to purchase and produce military drones in large quantities as soon as possible, including aerial surveillance and long-range strike drones and underwater drones. This is expected to become an unprecedented case of foreign drone aid to Ukraine. The number currently planned to be provided is thousands, and most of them will be manufactured in the UK. In order to speed up and increase production capacity, the British Ministry of Defense will cooperate with international partners. The UK also plans to provide additional long-range missiles, air defense systems and artillery shells, and to help strengthen Ukraine’s maritime security.
After the “Maritime Capability Alliance” formed by the United Kingdom, Norway and Ukraine was launched in December last year, about 10 countries have joined. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukraine, which has a weak navy, has destroyed 20% of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The agreement will also “formalize” Britain’s future security assistance to Ukraine, including sharing intelligence information, strengthening information security, military and medical training, and military-industrial cooperation. During Sunak’s trip, he will also announce an additional 18 million pounds (approximately $22.92 million) in humanitarian aid, including for strengthening Ukraine’s infrastructure.
According to CCTV, Dmitry Medvedev, a loyal ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, warned on the 12th that Moscow would regard any deployment of British military contingents in Ukraine as a declaration of war against Russia. .
Medvedev is the former president of Russia and current deputy chairman of the National Security Council. His remarks are considered to represent the hawkish thinking of the Kremlin.
In response to Sunak’s announcement to increase military aid to Ukraine, Medvedev said: “I hope our eternal enemy, the arrogant Britain, understands that deploying an official military contingent in Ukraine will be a declaration of war against our country.”
British Prime Minister Sunak (right) visited Kiev on the 12th, and under the protection of security personnel, he visited with Ukrainian President Zelensky (left)… Ukraine Russia Russia-Ukraine War Sunak Britain Cruise Missiles Putin
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