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Step up military, economic support to Ukraine, UK to Partners, Allies


The United Kingdom has called on its partners and allies to step up military and economic support to Ukraine, strengthening their defences over Russian egression invasion.


UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson who made the call at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels on Thursday.


Boris said the world can not and will not stand by while Russia grinds Ukraine’s towns and cities into dust, adding that UK will provide an additional 6,000 missiles to Ukraine.


"In addition to the 4,000 NLAW's and Javelin missiles already supplied. Lethal defensive military aid, including Starstreak high-velocity anti-air missiles, will help Ukrainians continue to defend themselves.


He added that UK is providing £25 million in financial backing for the Ukrainian military, which is on top of the £400 million we've committed in humanitarian and economic aid.


"UK will also provide an additional £4.1 million for the BBC World Service to tackle disinformation in Russia and Ukraine, as well as new financial and policing support for the International Criminal Court’s investigation into war crimes.


UK PM said Russia's Vladimir Putin is already failing in Ukraine. "Ukrainian people have shown themselves to be extraordinarily brave and tenacious in defending their homeland, in the face of an unprovoked onslaught.


"The UK, working with our allies and partners, will continue to support Ukraine and stand against tyranny. We will win together", Boris Johnson added.


Leaders from Nato, the European Commission, and the G7 are holding emergency meetings in Brussels to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine.


The Nato summit is expected to approve the formation of four new battlegroups in eastern Europe, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used a virtual address on Thursday morning to urge the bloc to increase its supply of military equipment.


Ahead of the talks, Mr Johnson said that, by deliberately bombing civilian centres, Putin had "already crossed the red line into barbarism. We've got to step up. We've got to increase our support.


"We've got to tighten the economic vice around Putin, sanctioning more people today, as we are, sanctioning the Wagner Group, looking at what we can do to stop Putin using his gold reserves", he said.



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