Britain may abandon its plans to send troops to Ukraine, while the US is ready to support a coalition of the willing. Britain might change its previously discussed plans to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine, as such an action is regarded as too risky if a potential peace agreement with Russia were to be disrupted... #CoalitionOfWilling #GreatBritain #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarinUkraine
Britain will back Merz’s proposal to supply Ukraine with German Taurus missiles. London will support Berlin’s decision to provide Ukraine with Taurus missiles as a show of solidarity with the next German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who recently expressed his readiness to equip Ukr... #FriedrichMerz #Germany #GreatBritain #LongRangeMissiles #MilitaryAid #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
The EU is preparing counter-tariffs targeting the US totaling $28B, and the UK has compiled a list of 8,000 US goods to mirror tariffs. EU countries will aim to present a united front against Donald Trump’s tariffs in the coming days, likely by approving the initial set of targeted counter-measures on US imports. The 27 EU count... #DonaldTrump #DutyTariff #EuropeanCommission #foreignTrade #GreatBritain #USduties
Britain proposes that Europe create a joint arms purchasing fund worth hundreds of billions of euros. Britain has proposed that European countries create a supranational fund for centralized purchases of military equipment, accumulation of weapons stocks, and financing the continent’s rearmament... #DefenseIndustryEU #EuropeanDefenseFund #GreatBritain #WeaponsPurchases
The EU is still contemplating the confiscation of frozen Russian assets. EU leaders have not dismissed the potential confiscation of these assets. As noted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a declaration regarding Ukraine states that “Russian assets should remain f... #BartDeWever #GreatBritain #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The EU has limited access for US, UK, and Turkey companies to a €150B rearmament fund aimed at supporting the European defense industry. Companies based in the US, UK, and Turkey will not be allowed to participate in the €150B EU defense fund proposed by the European Commission unless their respective countries sign defense and securit... #DefenseIndustryEU #EuropeanDefenseFund #GreatBritain #Turkey #WeaponsProduction
British investors are ready to invest in the reconstruction of Ukraine; China also seeks to become involved. During a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Development Minister Alena Shkrum, British government officials, and businesses, Britain expressed its readiness to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction a... #China #ForeignInvestor #GreatBritain #investments #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Major European powers discuss using Russia’s frozen assets as security guarantees for Ukraine more urgently. According to the FT, the European countries’ peace plan envisages using frozen Russian assets worth more than €200B as security guarantees for Ukraine. France and Germany, which have long opposed conf... #France #Germany #GreatBritain #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine
EU leaders at the summit in London reached an agreement on four measures to provide Ukrainian support. After the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that they are in accord with four points that will enable Ukraine to pursue a peace agreement and end the war from a position of strengt... #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SummitLondon #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
How much aid have Ukraine’s allies promised since the start of the year? The EU and 11 other countries have announced military, financial, and humanitarian support packages for Ukraine since the beginning of the year. Here are new packages and previously announced support:... #Canada #F16 #G7 #GreatBritain #JoeBiden #MilitaryAid #Spain #SupportUkraine #Sweden #Switzerland
France and Britain are drafting Ukrainian security guarantees, while Germany discusses establishing a fund to boost Ukraine’s defense and provide assistance. French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France and Britain have created a plan to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, which may involve deploying European troops on Ukrainian soil. During a mee... #EmmanuelMacron #FriedrichMerz #GreatBritain #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
On the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s allies have committed to provide multi-billion-dollar support. Ukraine’s allies, who either arrived in Kyiv or participated online in a summit marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, have announced that they are increasing their support. Among the ... #Canada #Denmark #F16 #GreatBritain #LAVIII #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #Spain #SupportUkraine #Sweden
Britain announces its largest sanctions package against Russia; the G7 backs off of strengthening a price ceiling for Russian oil. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that today the UK will announce a new package of sanctions against Russia. As he specified, this is the largest package of sanctions the UK has produced sinc... #DavidLammy #G7 #GreatBritain #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UNresolution
Europe will be able to provide up to 25,000 peacekeepers for Ukraine. According to the AP, a coalition of European countries is secretly developing a plan to deploy troops in Ukraine to ensure security guarantees following a peace agreement with Russia. The main contrib... #France #GreatBritain #PeacekeepingMission #PeacePlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Britain will spend £4.5B on military aid to Ukraine this year, while Ukraine’s allies exceed their €40B pledge. UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced £4.5B ($5.6B) in military support for Ukraine, which includes the delivery of more than 10,000 drones by the end of March, with many already delivered over t... #GreatBritain #JohnHealey #MarkRutte #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Starmer pledges unprecedented military aid for Ukraine this year and states that Britain will play a “full role” in the peace process in Ukraine. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has indicated that the UK will provide more military support to Ukraine in 2025 than in the three previous years. The UK had previously announced plans to deliver u... #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #PeacekeepingMission #PeaceTalks #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine and the UK signed a 100-year partnership agreement; what does it entail? On January 16, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy. The parties concluded a vital 100-year partnership agreement that will deepen cooperation in both t... #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s reconstruction: Poland is ready to organize a summit next year, Ukraine will spend €100M this year, and Britain to provide $47M. Poland is ready to organize a Ukrainian reconstruction summit in 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Meanwhile, the third stage of the Ukraine Recovery Program has begun. The Ukrainian gover... #DonaldTusk #EIB #GreatBritain #Poland #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
British MPs call for frozen Russian assets to be sent to Ukraine. The UK should transfer all frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. This would send a clear signal to Moscow that “aggressors must and will pay.” In a joint letter, a group of British MPs and pol... #GreatBritain #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianCentralBank
A historical precedent: Wind overtakes gas in UK electricity generation. For the first time in history, wind turbines provide more electricity in the UK than gas-fired power stations. Last year, wind power accounted for 29% of the country’s total energy mix, while gas-fire... #gaselectricity #GreatBritain #RenewableEnergy #WindEnergy
Von der Leyen in the European Parliament: Supporting Ukraine is a strategic goal for the EU. Continuing and strengthening support for Ukraine while Putin makes every effort to break Ukrainian resistance is a strategic imperative for the EU, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen in the Europe... #Estonia #GreatBritain #Putin #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudgetDeficit #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
Britain will provide Ukraine with a new $286M military aid package; Belgium will not be able to deliver its promised F-16s. Britain will allocate additional military equipment to Ukraine worth £225M ($286M) to support it in the war against Russia. The new package includes: £92M to support the navy £68M for air defense equi... #Belgium #F16 #GreatBritain #MilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Two European countries are discussing the deployment of troops on the contact line in Ukraine. According to an anonymous senior NATO official, the United Kingdom and France are considering various options to guarantee Ukraine’s security if peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow are launched ... #France #GreatBritain #NATO #NATOsoldiers #SecurityGuarantees #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s allies have resumed talks on a decision to send troops to Ukraine, while North Korea expands its missile production for Russia. Europe, amid questions regarding further US support for Ukraine after Donald Trump comes to power, has resumed discussions on sending Western troops and private defense companies to Ukraine. This topi... #France #GreatBritain #NorthKorea #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WesternTroops
Britain will provide another $155M to Ukraine’s naval coalition and has trained 200 Ukrainian pilots. The UK plans to allocate another £120M ($155M) to support the Coalition of Naval Forces and Means for Ukraine. London is also looking for partners to co-finance the supply of “hundreds” mo... #F16training #GreatBritain #Lithuania #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #PalyanytsiaDron
Ukraine will receive a $3B loan from Britain and €35B from the EU secured by frozen Russian assets. Ukraine will receive a loan from the UK for £2.26B ($2.93B), secured by profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation. The funds will become additional funding (up to £3B in military aid pe... #DenysShmyhal #G7 #GreatBritain #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits
Denmark’s investment fund will develop the Ukrainian defense industry: What other defensive assistance are Ukraine’s partners offering? Denmark plans to create an investment fund to develop the Ukrainian defense industry and accelerate weapons production. Investors will receive an ownership share, access to information, and the opport... #ArtilleryShells #AS90 #Denmark #GreatBritain #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MilitaryEquipmentRepair #Netherlands
The UK allocates $4.5B for the purchase of British weapons for Ukraine. Britain has already provided Ukraine with £3.5B ($4.5B) to purchase modern military equipment from British manufacturers. A British trade mission visited Ukraine to discuss further cooperation with th... #GreatBritain #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SheffieldForgemasters #Thales #WeaponsforUkraine
Russia’s oil revenue faces further decline as Saudi Arabia plans to increase its oil production while Europe focuses on sanctions against Russian LNG. Saudi Arabia is ready to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 per barrel of oil as it prepares to increase production and protect market share, writes the FT. From December, Saudi Arabia will i... #Belgium #GreatBritain #Netherlands #Oilmining #RussianLNG #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SaudiArabia
The head of the British Foreign Ministry in Kyiv announces an aid package worth £600M. In particular, the UK will provide £242M in 2024-2025 for urgent humanitarian, energy, and stabilization needs and support for reforms, recovery, and reconstruction. This year’s funding includes... #DavidLammy #GreatBritain #HumanitarianAid #SupportUkraine #worldbank
Britain is buying tens of thousands of shells for Ukraine, and Germany will deliver the promised IRIS-T air defense systems on time. The British Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a £300M contract to purchase 152-mm shells for Ukraine. London plans to deliver 120,000 shells over the next 18 months, stimulating the develop... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #GreatBritain #IRIS-T #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The UK will provide credit support for the Ukrainian military industry worth £2B. The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed an intergovernmental agreement on official credit support for developing Ukrainian defense capabilities. The agreement will allow the start of Ukrainian-UK p... #AS90 #GreatBritain #L119howitzer #LoanForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SheffieldForgemasters #WeaponsProduction
The UK’s new government announces its ongoing support for Ukraine, and Germany approves a 2025 draft budget with less aid for Ukraine. The King of the United Kingdom, Charles III, delivered a speech about the new Labour Party government’s program, which also mentioned Ukraine. Charles III emphasized London’s “unshak... #CharlesIII #DefenseSpending #Germany #GreatBritain #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine
Britain promises to provide Ukraine with £3B of military support a year as long as it needs. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit that the new government will stick to its plans to spend at least £3B every year on military support for Ukraine “... #Brimstone #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #NATOsummit #UkraineNATO #Zelenskyy
Britain plans to increase its defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, and Germany is unhappy with its military spending. The new Prime Minister of the UK, Keir Starmer, has promised to increase the country’s defense spending to 2.5% of its economic output. He noted that this would become possible as soon as “... #BorisPistorius #DefenseSpending #Germany #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #NATO
Britain will provide Ukraine with a hundred high-precision Brimstone missiles and the Netherlands contributes an additional Patriot system. The new UK Defense Secretary, John Healey, promised to support Ukraine in the Russian war during his visit to Odesa. After meeting with President Zelenskyy, Healey announced a new military aid package... #Brimstone #GreatBritain #JohnHealey #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Netherlands #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Britain will help a Ukrainian company build a plant to produce green hydrogen with a capacity of 8,000 tons per year with a €300-400M investment. The InnovateUkraine program, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, will support the creation of eight GW of green hydrogen production capacity in Ukraine. Voden Ukrainy LLC (Hydr... #Grants #GreatBritain #GreenHydrogen #HydrogenProduction #Odesa #VodenUkrainy
Britain seeks to destroy the Russian monopoly on the nuclear fuel market. Britain has stepped up its efforts to destroy the Russian Federation’s monopoly on the uranium fuel market, which plays a key role in powering the new generation of small modular reactors. The K... #GreatBritain #NuclearFuel #Rosatom #Uranium #UraniumProduction #Urenco
Britain transfers Paveway guided aerial bombs to Ukraine as it continues to purchase oil products produced from Russian raw materials. As part of its largest package of military aid, the UK will hand over Paveway IV high-precision to Ukraine. These aerial bombs are guided to their target with increased accuracy by using a laser guida... #GreatBritain #GuidedAerialBombs #PavewayIV #RussianOilExport #UKmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
