The government has announced another 450 million pounds of Kiev's military support, as the United Kingdom and Germany are preparing to host a meeting of 50 countries in Brussels.
Defense officers are shrinking to “press the pile” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and forces him to end his invasion of Ukraine, said the United Kingdom Defense Minister John Heli.
“We need to activate ourselves to deter the Russian aggression by continuing to support Ukraine's defenses,” he added.
The package includes funding for hundreds of thousands of drones, mines for combating tourists and repair of military vehicles.
About 350 million British pounds will be provided by the United Kingdom, with additional funding from Norway through the International Fund, led by the United Kingdom to Ukraine.
The package includes 160 million British pounds to provide repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment that the UK has already provided to Ukraine.
A Military Military Aid Package for Financing for radar systems, anti -tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones worth over £ 250 million is also part of the package, the government said.
Heli said the group's work “is vital to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position.”
“We cannot threaten peace by forgetting the war, which is why today's main package will explode support for the fight against Ukraine's front line,” he said.
“2025 is the critical year for Ukraine.
“Our job as defense ministers is to put into the hands of Ukrainian military fighters what they need.”
The fund follows a series of military promises for Ukraine from the United Kingdom.
Last month Sir Kiir Starmer announced a A rocket deal with £ 1.6 billion for Ukraine, After a meeting at the top of European leaders in London, at the top of a loan of £ 2.2 billion to provide more military assistance, supported by profits by frozen Russian assets.
LIB DEMS said the support package announced on Friday was a “small change” and called on the government to seize Russian assets in the UK to give Ukraine more funding.
“Although we welcome any increase in support for Ukraine, this package is a small change compared to Putin's barbaric war,” said party defense spokesman Helen Maguire.
Heli and his German counterpart, the Minister of Defense Boris Pistory, are co -chairman on Friday at Ukraine's meeting for defense contact, which has traditionally hosted the US Secretary of Defense until Donald Trump became president in January.
Since then, in a sign of the United States backward From European security issues, Heli took over as chairman.
The meeting follows a similar gathering of the Ministers of Defense from 30 countries in the Franco-British leader “Coalition of desire”who met in Brussels to discuss the installation of force in Ukraine to secure lasting peace.
Heli said she did not predict a “reassurance power” that would “separate the warring countries on the contact line”, according to the AFP News Agency, but added that the intensification of Ukraine's armies would be a key part of the plan.