The ‘prime minister’ says after criticism in the British media for his caution with war spending that he intends to maintain or increase the budget.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has encouraged his allies in the Joint Expeditionary Force to at least emulate his government’s plan to meet or exceed its 2022 annual budget and allocate €2.6 billion next year to to hand over weapons and equipment to the Ukrainian troops. And to reflect on the moment of the Russian withdrawal from the occupied territories.
The FEC is an alliance of ten countries – Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway – under the leadership of the United Kingdom, coordinating plans and complementing weapons and structures for defense and security. of the Baltic Sea. Also areas, airspace and waters of Northern Europe. It is part of the ‘framework nations’ associations promoted by NATO.
According to Sunak, “The priority is to make sure that we provide more military aid and that that aid evolves so that we can deal with the situation we are now facing.” He ruled out any credibility of a Russian ceasefire. “Until they have withdrawn from the captured territory, there can be no negotiation,” he said. And he advised the partners to think now about the “safety guarantees” that are necessary in such a situation.
For the guest of honor at the summit in Riga, Volodimir Zelensky, his allies face a “clear decision”, “to provide everything necessary not only to maintain the existing dynamics on the battlefield, but also to promote the movement of our Defense. Forces to victory.” He cited drones of Iranian origin used by Russia as the most pressing problem.
Recalling, on the feast of St. Nicholas in the Eastern Christian Rite, the recent words of a Russian television propagandist about how Ukrainian children would be given rockets as gifts, Zelensky told those present from Kiev that “Ukrainian children in his letters ask for Saint Nicholas air defense, weapons and victory,… Our children understand everything».
Sunak’s encouragement of the Baltic and Nordic alliance coincided with the publication of a leak to the BBC about the new British prime minister’s alleged wariness over war spending. According to an anonymous member of the government, the leader has asked for a more detailed calculation of the cost of the weapons sent to Ukraine and the effectiveness of their use.
Official spokesmen have denied that Sunak has less interest in defending Ukraine than Johnson, but the portrait of the head of government as a politician who uses spreadsheets to understand the challenges he faces is not new. His financial past is in stark contrast to his predecessor’s bookish and informal background.
Source: La Verdad

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