Rishi Sunak has urged European politicians to ‘stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes’ to combat Russia’s invasion. The Prime Minister stated during the Council of Europe conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, that “the United Kingdom may have left the European Union, but we have not left Europe.” He also stated that Russia must … Read more
Kyiv appears to have abandoned its quest to fly British fighter jets over Ukraine, instead accepting the UK’s assistance in obtaining the more common, US-made F16 Falcon. Volodymyr Zelensky paid a ‘surprise visit’ to the United Kingdom on Monday, meeting with Rishi Sunak for “substantive negotiations,” according to the Ukrainian leader. Zelensky praised the UK … Read more
The Biden administration unveiled a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday, increasing the total since the start of the war with Russia to $36.9 billion. “Today, the Department of Defence (DoD) announced a new security assistance package to reaffirm the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine, including to strengthen its air … Read more
Ukraine is grateful to the West for deploying new anti-air missile systems, but they are insufficient, and “much more” is required. According to Air Forces spokesman Yurii Ihnat, new air-defense weaponry systems handed to Ukraine by Western nations are now deployed and “on combat duty,” and he used the statement to reflect on the arrival … Read more
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the heads of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other finance leaders that his country urgently needs $14.1 billion or £11.2 billion to begin infrastructure repairs, urging them to take some of the money from frozen Russian assets. Zelensky made the remarks during a teleconference … Read more
The UK government pleaded with Communist dictator Xi Jinping to ask Vladimir Putin to stop “some” of the atrocities Russia is accused of inflicting on Ukraine. Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supremo, is in Moscow for a high-level summit with President Vladimir Putin, despite significant pressure from the West not to deepen ties … Read more