BORIS Johnson has pledged an additional £1.3 billion to assist Ukraine as Putin’s ‘brutal assault’ is ‘threatening’ peace in Europe.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioned in a press release on Saturday that he could be pledging extra navy support to assist Ukraine.
An additional 1.3 billion kilos ($1.6 billion), double its earlier spending commitments will go to supporting Ukrainians.
Boris Johnson mentioned: “Putin’s brutal assault just isn’t solely inflicting untold devastation in Ukraine – additionally it is threatening peace and safety throughout Europe.”
The PM additionally said that the UK was the primary nation to recognise the ‘menace’ and responded first.
The PM added: “The UK was the primary nation to recognise the dimensions of the menace and ship arms to assist the Ukrainians defend themselves.
“We’ll stand by that endeavour, working with our allies to make sure Ukraine can proceed to push again the Russian invasion.”
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