The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky, received the British Foreign Minister, David Cameron, in kyiv, to whom he informed regarding the situation on the front and asked that the new military aid package for Ukraine announced by London last week arrive “as soon as possible.” ”.
“I have informed the Foreign Minister regarding the situation on the front. “It is important that the weapons contained in the UK support package announced last week arrive as soon as possible,” Zelensky wrote on his social media account.
“First of all, armored vehicles, ammunition and missiles of various types,” added the Ukrainian head of state regarding the material included in the package that kyiv most urgently needs.
During his visit, Cameron “revealed that the UK wants to rally its international allies next month to attract additional contributions to the International Ukraine Fund to meet Ukraine’s urgent requirements.”
Created in 2022, the fund has raised around $1 billion from the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Iceland, Australia and New Zealand.
“This war is a challenge for our generation and Ukraine cannot fight it alone. “We all need to step up to ensure Ukraine has what it needs to win,” Cameron said in kyiv.
The visit of the former prime minister to kyiv takes place following the head of the British Government, Rishi Sunak, recently announced that his country will spend 2.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense by 2030, compared to the current 2.07%.
London last month approved the UK’s largest military aid package yet for Ukraine. This aid item worth 580 million euros includes Storm Shadow long-range guided missile systems, more than 400 military vehicles, 1,600 defensive and attack missiles and four million units of ammunition.
This new British aid comes at a particularly difficult time on the battlefield for Ukraine, which in recent weeks has had to give ground in the eastern Donetsk region due to enemy superiority in personnel and artillery ammunition.
In a statement published on Thursday night, Cameron announced his visit to kyiv and confirmed the sending of an energy support package to Ukraine worth 41 million euros and the supply of precision guided bombs and air defense equipment.
In just one week, Russia has destroyed or damaged much of the Ukrainian electricity generation infrastructure in a campaign of air attacks that Ukraine has not been able to repel due to its deficiencies in air defense.
In his meeting with Cameron in kyiv, Zelensky also spoke with the head of British diplomacy regarding the Global Peace Summit that Ukraine is organizing on June 15 and 16 in Switzerland to obtain the support of as many countries as possible for the call. Ukrainian Peace Formula.
This document demands, among other things, the withdrawal of Russian troops from the invaded country and the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
(With information from EFE and AFP- Infobae)
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2024-05-09 04:35:44
