UK Gives £1 Billion to Ukraine to Help Fund Offensive Operations
- Boris Johnson to announce extra aid at NATO summit Thursday
- Cash to go toward air defence systems, electronic warfare, kit
Boris Johnson
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Britain will almost double its military support to Ukraine with an extra £1 billion, to help the country move beyond defense against Russia’s invasion to mounting offensive operations.
The uplift in funding, to be announced by Boris Johnson at the NATO summit in Madrid on Thursday, will go toward air defense systems, uncrewed aerial vehicles, electronic warfare equipment and thousands of pieces of vital kit for Ukrainian soldiers, his office said in an emailed statement.