UK, Germany Fund Drones for Ukraine Amid Ceasefire Push
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The UK, Germany and Norway will help fund the delivery of hundreds of thousands of drones to Ukraine, as European allies seek to put the war-torn nation in the best possible position amid faltering progress toward a ceasefire with its Russian invaders.
Britain and Norway unveiled a joint £450 million ($580 million) package from existing funding pots at a gathering of Ukraine’s supporters chaired by Britain and Germany in Brussels on Friday, according to a statement from Britain’s Ministry of Defence. It will help fund the “rapid” delivery of first-person view drones to attack targets and drop explosives on Russian positions, as well as radar systems and anti-tank mines, the MoD said.