Marking the second year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the British government announced on the 24th a military supplies aid package worth 245 million pounds (about 413.5 billion won) to strengthen Ukraine’s artillery supply chain.
“The UK will spend to establish and enable supply chains to produce the artillery shells urgently needed to increase Ukraine’s stockpiles,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
British Defense Secretary Grant Shacks explained this aid measure as “increasing the stock of artillery shells, which is very important to Ukraine.” The British government announced in January this year that they had decided to increase military support to 2.5 billion pounds, 200 million pounds more than the previous year.
The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunnack, said in a statement on the 23rd, “Now is the time to state once again that we will continue to stand with Ukraine. “I’m willing to do whatever it takes until they win, no matter how long it takes.”
As for the UK’s plan to strengthen its artillery supply chain, CNN reported that it comes at a time when new US funding for Ukraine appears to be clouded by uncertainty.
Last week, the US Senate passed a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with bipartisan support, including $60 billion to support Ukraine. But House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, said he had no plans to introduce the bill to Congress, which stalled its processing for two weeks.
Meanwhile, Canada announced additional sanctions against 10 individuals and 153 entities in connection with Russia’s “illegal and unjust aggression against Ukraine.”
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolly said in a statement released on the 23rd (local time), “These sanctions target individuals and organizations that support the Russian military through financial, logistical and sanctions evasion.”
The targets of these sanctions, implemented in cooperation with the US and British governments, include aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior officials of private and state-owned companies registered in Russia and Cyprus.
“Most of the companies subject to sanctions are part of the Russian military-industrial complex and provide research and development, production, repair and other goods and services to the Russian Ministry of Defense,” said Minister Jolly. “We provide insurance and retail services to the Russian Ministry of Defense.”
“Canadian sanctions can now target anyone outside of Canada who violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, not just Canadians,” Jolly said in a statement. “It also includes people who help,” he said.
Canada also announced a ban on the export of designated goods to Russia that could be used in the manufacture of weapons and war against Ukraine. According to the statement, the export ban applies to explosives, including detonators, used in the mining and construction industries.
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