{"id":22374,"date":"2024-04-24T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=22374"},"modified":"2024-04-23T23:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:46:49","slug":"uk-announces-620-million-largest-ever-military-support-package-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/uk-announces-620-million-largest-ever-military-support-package-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"UK announces $620 million \u2018largest-ever\u2019 military support package for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The United Kingdom has announced one of its largest military assistance packages for Ukraine in countering Russia\u2019s invasion. The package, announced on April 22, 2024, includes 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons, and 4 million rounds of ammunition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement released by London, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the latest $620 million military package during his visit to Poland. He said the government is putting the UK&#8217;s defense industry \u201con a war footing,\u201d describing it as the \u201cbiggest strengthening of our national defense for a generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn a world that is the most dangerous it has been since the end of the Cold War, we cannot be complacent,\u201d he said at a news briefing in Warsaw alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. \u201cAs our adversaries align, we must do more to defend our country, our interests, and our values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDefending Ukraine against Russia\u2019s brutal ambitions is vital for our security and for all of Europe. If Putin is allowed to succeed in this war of aggression, he will not stop at the Polish border,\u201d Sunak said. \u201cToday\u2019s package will help ensure Ukraine has what they need to take the fight to Russia. \u201cThe United Kingdom will always play its part at the forefront of European security, defending our national interest and standing by our Nato allies,\u201d the British prime minister assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>UK&#8217;s military package for Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British Ministry of Defense released the details of the latest military package \u201cdesigned to help push back the Russian invasion on land, sea, and air\u201d. According to the Defense Ministry, the package includes:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>60 boats including offshore raiding craft, rigid raiding craft and dive boats as well as maritime guns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 1,600 strike and air defense missiles, as well as additional Storm Shadow long-range precision-guided missiles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 400 vehicles, including 160 protected mobility \u2018Husky\u2019 vehicles, 162 armored vehicles and 78 all-terrain vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Storm-Shadow-cruise-missile-France.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Storm-Shadow-cruise-missile-France.jpg?resize=1016%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"French SCALP (Storm Shadow) long-range cruise missile\" class=\"wp-image-20747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Storm-Shadow-cruise-missile-France.jpg?resize=1024%2C625&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Storm-Shadow-cruise-missile-France.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Storm-Shadow-cruise-missile-France.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Storm-Shadow-cruise-missile-France.jpg?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>The Storm Shadow cruise missile is on display during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France on June 19, 2023. (Image Credit AP\/Lewis Joly)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accompanied by UK Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt and Defense Secretary Grant Shapps on his trip to Warsaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis record package of military aid will give President Zelenskyy and his brave nation more of the kit they need to kick Putin out and restore peace and stability in Europe,\u201d Defense Secretary Shapps said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe UK was the first to provide NLAW [Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon] missiles, the first to give modern tanks, and the first to send long-range missiles,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest package will take the overall value of UK military aid to Ukraine to $3.7 billion in the current financial year, the British government said. With Russian forces gaining ground on the front lines and escalating air strikes, Ukraine has been urgently requesting additional support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST ANNOUNCED: Defence Spending will rise by \u00a375bn over the next 6 years.<br><br>With the world becoming more dangerous we can\u2019t afford not to act. That\u2019s why we\u2019ll invest unprecedented amounts to give our Armed Forces a game-changing advantage.<br><br>\ud83e\uddf5Find out what this \u00a375bn will do: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lALZLtpfwq\">pic.twitter.com\/lALZLtpfwq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grantshapps\/status\/1782778120304501027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK announced military support for Ukraine around the same time when the White House is seeking to push through a long-delayed $60 billion aid package from the United States Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for the largest defense support for Ukraine yet. \u201cStorm Shadow and other missiles, hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, ammunition \u2014 all of this is needed on the battlefield,\u201d Zelenskyy said in a post on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dI am grateful to the UK and personally to Prime Minister Sunak for such a strong demonstration of support and for the willingness to further develop our defense cooperation, especially with an emphasis on maritime and long-range capabilities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Sunak in Poland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British Prime Minister arrived in Poland for discussions with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the Secretary General of the NATO defense alliance. This is the first time that Sunak met Poland\u2019s Donald Tusk for an in-person meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the UK government, the British prime minister aims to strengthen the UK-Poland relationship across various domains this trip. Expanding on the already robust defense and security collaboration, he will propose deploying an RAF Typhoon Squadron to conduct NATO Air Policing missions over Poland in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United Kingdom will always play its part at the forefront of European security.<br><br>Today I\u2019m in Poland for that very reason. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wMUIFXK1fr\">pic.twitter.com\/wMUIFXK1fr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RishiSunak\/status\/1782734059019358572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the two sides are also on track to enhance trade. Warsaw pledged to facilitate UK companies&#8217; investments in Poland. During his meeting with Prime Minister Tusk, Sunak announced London\u2019s plan to triple the funding provided by UK Export Finance for Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past decade, bilateral trade between the UK and Poland has doubled in several fields including energy, defense, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors in Poland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Kingdom has announced one of its largest military assistance packages for Ukraine in countering Russia\u2019s invasion. 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