UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £290 million in new funding to strengthen Ukraine's energy security, bringing total British commitments to approximately £25 billion, according to the statement. The announcement adds to a growing European military and energy-support package for Kyiv.
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £290 million in new funding to strengthen Ukraine's energy security on Sunday, according to the statement. The package brings Britain's total pledged support to Ukraine to approximately £25 billion. The announcement follows a series of European pledges to Kyiv in recent weeks, including a €500 million Dutch military aid package and UK commitments of 150,000 drones and over 350 missiles valued at about $1 billion, as The Zioneer reported on June 18. The funding is the latest in a broader Western effort to bolster Ukraine's resilience against Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure, a longstanding vulnerability in the war. No specific projects or timeline for the new funds were detailed in the announcement.
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