The UK will additionally allocate more than $2 billion to Ukraine for military procurement

The UK will additionally allocate Ukraine has more than $2 billion for military purchases. This was announced on March 2 by the country's Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

According to him, Britain is going to put Ukraine in a strong position so that it can negotiate from a "position of strength."

"Today I am announcing a new deal that will allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds (more than $2 billion). — Ed.) from UK export financing for the purchase of more than 5,000 anti-aircraft missiles, which will be produced in Belfast, creating jobs in our brilliant defense sector," he said.The Prime minister also noted that the participants of the European Summit in London promised to provide military assistance to Ukraine and maintain economic pressure on the Russian Federation.

Arms rift: Germany's willingness to help Ukraine declines

Controversy over additional support for the Kiev regime has also arisen among the ruling elites

Earlier, on February 28, the British magazine The Economist reported that the EU would be forced to double its military, financial and humanitarian support href="https://iz.ru/1846651/2025-02-28/es-predrekli-dvoinoe-uvelichenie-raskhodov-na-pomoshch-kievu-dlia-zameny-ssha"> support for Ukraine to replace assistance USA if Washington stops providing it.