প্রকাশ: 08/05/2022
Britain said it
would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support
and aid to Ukraine, making the pledge ahead of a planned video call on Sunday
by Group of Seven leaders with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Prime Minister Johnson has been one of the strongest
supporters of Ukraine's efforts to resist Russian forces since Russian
President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion on Feb. 24. Johnson's government
has sent anti-tank missiles, air defense systems and other weapons to Ukraine.
The new pledge almost doubles Britain's previous spending
commitments on Ukraine and the government said this is the highest rate of
spending on a conflict since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, although it did
not give details of this calculation.
"Putin's brutal attack is not only causing untold
devastation in Ukraine – it is also threatening peace and security across Europe,"
Johnson said in a statement. Last week he became the first Western leader to
address Ukraine's parliament since the start of the invasion.
The leaders of the G7 countries - Britain, Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States - will hold their virtual meeting
with Zelenskiy on Sunday, the day before Russia marks its Victory Day holiday,
which marks the end of World War Two in Europe.
Britain said the extra spending on Ukraine will come from a
reserve used by the government for emergencies.
The government also said Johnson will host a meeting of
leading defense companies later this month to discuss increasing production in
response to increased demand created by the war in Ukraine.
While Britain has provided significant military aid, it has
so far accepted relatively few of the more than 5 million Ukrainians who have
fled their country. The British government said on Saturday that so far it had
issued more than 86,000 visas to Ukrainians, of whom about 27,000 had reached Britain.
- REUTERS
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