UK pledges extra 10bn pounds in support for Ukraine, Zelensky says
Volodymyr Zelensky said Britain's additional package, worth about $13 billion, includes economic aid and support for UK arms exports to Ukraine.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that the United Kingdom has committed an additional 10 billion pounds, about $13 billion, in support for Ukraine. He said the package followed talks with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and called it a powerful, timely step.
Of the total, 7 billion pounds will come as economic support over the next three years, and 3 billion pounds will back British exports, mainly to supply weapons Ukraine needs, Zelensky said on social media.
The announcement came the same day the Netherlands unveiled aid of its own. Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma announced a 1.2 billion euro, about $1.3 billion, non-military package during a visit to Kyiv, to be paid out between 2027 and 2029 and aimed mainly at Ukraine's energy and water sectors, the Kyiv Independent reported.
Separately, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten pledged a further 500 million euro military aid package after Zelensky visited The Hague, Zelensky said, thanking the Netherlands for support he said was being prepared this autumn.
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What we know
- Official · President Zelensky The UK has pledged an extra 10 billion pounds, about $13 billion, in support for Ukraine, President Zelensky said.
- Official · President Zelensky Of that, 7 billion pounds is economic support over three years and 3 billion pounds backs British exports, mainly weapons supplies.
- Official · Dutch Foreign Trade Ministry The Netherlands separately announced 1.2 billion euros in non-military aid for Ukraine's energy, water and economic recovery through 2029.
- Official · Dutch PM Rob Jetten The Netherlands also pledged a further 500 million euro military aid package, Zelensky said after a visit to The Hague.
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Why it matters for Europe
The pledges add to a wave of Western support for Ukraine's economy and defence industry heading into another winter of Russian strikes on its energy grid. Dutch officials said Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction cannot wait for a ceasefire, since energy systems, hospitals and food production need to keep running whatever happens on the battlefield.
Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 4 countries.
- The Kyiv Independent: Netherlands confirms $1.3 billion in non-military aid for Ukraine through 2029
- The Kyiv Independent: UK announces 'biggest ever' Ukraine support package of $13 billion in 2027
- NU.nl: Video | Jetten kondigt extra steunpakket voor Oekraïne aan voor de winter
- G4Media: Rusia va începe să exporte cereale prin portul Murmansk, o ruta maritimă arctică / Războiul din Ucraina blochează comerţul prin Marea Neagră
- The Kyiv Independent: Netherlands announces 500 million euro military aid package for Ukraine
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Questions and answers
- How much is the UK's new package worth?
- An extra 10 billion pounds, about $13 billion, Zelensky said, following talks with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
- What is the money for?
- 7 billion pounds is economic support over three years; 3 billion pounds backs British exports, mainly weapons supplies.
- What did the Netherlands announce?
- A 1.2 billion euro non-military aid package through 2029 and a separate 500 million euro military aid package.
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