Ukraine invasion: UK and
US among 27 nations which have agreed to give more weapons and military aid to
country, Sky News understands
The assistance includes lethal aid, like ammunition, anti-tank weapons and anti-air weapons, and non-lethal aid such as medical supplies.
Security and Defence Editor @haynesdeborah
Saturday 26 February 2022 12:20, UK
More than two dozen
nations, including the UK, other European countries, and the US, will give more
weapons, medical supplies and other military aid to Ukraine as it fights a
Russian invasion, Sky News understands.
The UK has offered to conduct "logistics
operations" to support the delivery of the donations, a defence source
said.
British defence secretary, Ben Wallace, organised
a donor conference of military aid on Friday evening, which was held virtually.
Some 25 nations were on the call and all said they
would continue to contribute aid, some saying for the first time their support
will include lethal assistance. NATO was also represented.
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In addition, two other countries that could not
make the conference said separately that they would donate support, Sky News
understands.
The defence source said: "The defence
secretary held a virtual donor conference last night with more than 25
countries, including the US and Canada and some countries outside NATO,
coordinating their support to Ukraine.
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"They will continue to give humanitarian and
military support, which includes ammunition and anti-tank weapons, and the UK
has offered to conduct logistics operations to support the delivery of
donations."
The assistance includes lethal aid, like
ammunition, anti-tank weapons and anti-air weapons, and non-lethal aid such as
medical supplies.
The Netherlands has announced that it will supply
200 Stinger missiles - man-portable air defence systems - to Ukraine.
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