British PM Sunak’s visit to Kiev brings biggest UK military aid since start of Russia-Ukraine war
British Prime Minister Sunak announced on his way to Kiev on Friday (January 12) that this was his first visit to a foreign country this year and the first visit to Ukraine by a foreign leader this year. Sunak brought Britain’s largest military aid to Ukraine since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
When US and European Union aid to Ukraine has come to a halt, Sunak’s visit will undoubtedly provide assistance to Ukraine in times of crisis. Sunak stressed that any weakening of support for Ukraine would implicate not only Russian President Vladimir Putin but also Putin’s allies in North Korea, Iran and elsewhere.
“If Putin wins in Ukraine, he won’t stop there,” Sunak said. Britain promised that Ukraine “is not alone” and “will never be alone”.
“We are one of the most important supporters of Ukraine, especially when it comes to military aid,” Sunak said.
The UK plans to reach 2.5 billion pounds in military aid in 2024/2025, an increase of 200 million pounds from the previous two years. This is the largest military aid budget announced by the UK since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
If the latest round of aid is included and the nature of the aid is not distinguished, the British Prime Minister’s Office said that since February 2022, the UK has assisted Ukraine with almost 12 billion pounds.
According to France Radio, British military assistance must be used to provide long-range missiles, air defense, artillery ammunition and maritime security equipment. According to Downing Street, at least £200m is part of a campaign to “rapidly supply and produce thousands of military drones”, including “surveillance, long-range strike and maritime drones”.
London said the UK would be the “biggest delivery country of drones to Ukraine”. The majority of these aircraft will be produced in the UK.
Sunak said that the UK’s support for Ukraine will never waver; whether it’s in Ukraine’s darkest moments or in the brighter times ahead, the UK will be with Ukraine. He emphasized that the security of Ukraine is the security of Britain.
Britain signs “unprecedented” security deal with Ukraine and once again leads Western aid to Ukraine
Britain has signed a ten-year security cooperation agreement with Ukraine, which President Zelensky described as “unprecedented”.
The agreement follows a commitment by G7 countries to sign a bilateral agreement at last year’s NATO summit in Vilnius, CNA reported. According to Downing Street, the UK is the first country to reach a final agreement with Ukraine.
According to the agreement, the United Kingdom promised to consult immediately with Ukraine and provide “prompt and continuous” defense support if Ukraine is attacked by Russia “again.”
Zelensky praised the “unprecedented security deal” with Britain.
In addition, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Ukraine launched the Maritime Capability Coalition in December last year. British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps mentioned in parliament on January 8 this year that around 10 other countries have become new members of the alliance since December last year.
Also under the UK’s active mediation, the Group of Seven Major Industrialized Countries (G7) signed a joint statement at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Vilnius Summit in Lithuania last July to establish an international framework that will help provide Ukraine with long Under the framework, bilateral agreements were signed individually with Ukraine and the details of security cooperation were agreed.
The new French Foreign Minister chooses Ukraine for the first foreign trip after taking office
The new French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, just took office on Friday and is already “on his way to Kyiv” where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to show France’s support for Ukraine’s resistance to Russian aggression.
“Helping Ukraine means guaranteeing the victory of democracy,” said Stéphane Serjuney, according to AFP.
After his visit to Kiev, the former head of Renaissance Europe also said he would visit Warsaw and Berlin to “revive the Weimar Triangle,” referring to the post-Cold War regional alliance between France, Germany and Poland.
He is expected to meet the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Berbock, in Berlin next Monday.
German Chancellor Scholz hopes to discuss arms delivery to Ukraine with EU leaders at February summit
According to recent reports from Politicos media, the EU will hold a meeting in Brussels on February 1 and plans to hand over a 50 billion euro financial aid package to Kyiv. An unnamed German official told Politicos that Scholz plans to use the opportunity to hold an additional debate on EU countries’ proposed military support for Ukraine this year.
The German chancellor issued an unusually direct warning earlier this week, saying “the weapons that most EU member states intend to provide so far are anyway too small”, adding : “I therefore appeal to our allies in the EU to Act as well.” Please increase your support for Ukraine… We need more donations. “
Scholz also said he had asked the EU to prepare a list of all military aid planned by member states this year “at the latest” before the February 1 summit.
Germany plans to discuss the findings of the list with leaders, which could put pressure on countries such as France, Italy and Spain, which have so far given relatively little military material to Kiev, at least according to public information.
According to public domain military aid to Ukraine compiled by the Kiel Institute, Germany was the second-largest donor after the United States last year, with aid amounting to 17.1 billion euros; and then the United Kingdom (6.6 billion euros) and northern and eastern European countries. In comparison, France contributed only 540 million euros, Italy 690 million euros and Spain 340 million euros.
Commentator: Britain is taking on the role of leader of the West during the world’s most difficult period
Chang Ming, a European current affairs observer, told this station that British Prime Minister Sunak hopes to convey a “message” through this sudden visit. He hopes that the West will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine, which essential for Kyiv.
Chang Ming pointed out that the UK continues to play a leading role in military aid to Ukraine, including being the first to provide heavy main battle tanks, the first to provide long-range strike weapons such as “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles , and promoting the establishment of a transnational combat aircraft alliance to assist Ukraine Ukraine will acquire F-16 and other NATO-class combat aircraft as soon as possible and build related capabilities. Britain’s actions to help Ukraine have repeatedly turned the “red lines” drawn by Moscow towards the West into red carpets, while Moscow has done nothing but send a few “harsh words”. In history, Russia or the former Soviet Union have defeated European hegemons at different times in Europe, but only the United Kingdom can crush them to the ground. Despite the Crimean War in the 19th century or the collapse of the Soviet Union in the last century, Britain was one of the most important players.
Chang Ming emphasized that after Trump inexplicably lost to Biden in the US election, the UK essentially played a leading role in leading the West. At a time when the left dominated in Europe and the US , the UK was also the only right-wing party in power among the major European and American countries. When the left was afraid of the CCP virus (new coronavirus), the UK was the first major Western country to loosen epidemic control and the first major country to emerge from the epidemic. Only under the example and leadership of the UK the world emerged from the epidemic. After the Russian-Ukrainian war started, the United Kingdom was also the first country to stand up and fully support Ukraine. In helping Ukraine, the United States has contributed the most, while the United Kingdom has hit Moscow the hardest, turning the Kremlin’s threats into jokes among the people.
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