THE British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls his allies to G7which will meet today (24/2) via video conference as it marks one year since Russian military invasion of Ukrainian territoryto speed up deliveries of arms and ammunition, especially artillery, to Kiev and to procure the Ukrainian armed forces with longer-range weapon systems.
“For Ukraine to win this war – and to hasten that day – it must gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield”the head of the Tory government will say at the leaders’ debate, according to his services.
“Instead of taking a progressive approach, our approach should be to act faster on artillery, tanks and anti-aircraft defenses”he will add.
Mr Sunak, who will observe a minute’s silence in Downing Street today flanked by Ukrainian military personnel, will also call on G7 leaders to send “longer-range weapons” to Kiev.
According to Number 10 Downing Street, which recently announced it had begun training Ukrainian pilots on Western-style aircraft, the British prime minister will repeat his offer to offer support “to countries capable of delivering aircraft to Ukraine to directly assist it in this war”.
Britain, the first country to promise to supply Ukrainian troops with heavy tanks, says it is open to the possibility of also sending them NATO-type aircraft, but has clarified that training their pilots will take up to three years.
The Ukrainian Air Force is based on Soviet-designed aircraft types.
Australia sends UAVs to Kiev, announces more sanctions on Russia
THE Australian government announced today (2/24) that it will send more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine to help in the war, on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s military invasion, while also announcing the imposition of new targeted financial sanctions against 90 individuals and 40 legal entities.
The new targets include Russian ministers who handle portfolios such as energy and industry, as well as key players in the defense industry, including the Kalashnikov rifle maker, Tupolev airline, submarine maker and others.
“We continue to stand by Ukraine”Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a press release released by his services. The UAVs, he continued, offer “intelligence-gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to the Ukrainian armed forces.”.
He did not specify either how many such systems would be sent, the models, or whether they would be armed.
For her part, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she would urge China – which the US and other Western countries accuse of planning to provide material support to Russia, despite Beijing’s denials – to make moves to de-escalate the war.
Australia, which is among the non-NATO countries with the largest contribution to Western support for the Ukrainian military, supplies weapons, ammunition and other military equipment and has banned exports of aluminum and other minerals to Russia.
Since war broke out on 24 February 2022, Canberra has provided half a billion Australian dollars (about €471 million) worth of aid to Ukraine. It also sent its military to Britain to take part in the training of Ukrainians, while it imposed sanctions on over 1,000 Russian individuals and legal entities.
Source: News Beast
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