Index – Abroad – Russia’s war in Ukraine – Index’s Wednesday news summary

The British government announced another hundreds of millions of pounds worth of aid to Ukraine on Wednesday. The package also includes the delivery of military equipment and a loan guarantee to support the economy, MTI wrote.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London also announced that they had subpoenaed the charge d’affaires of the Iranian embassy in London in the case of Iranian missiles delivered to Russia. London canceled the bilateral British-Iranian civil aviation agreement as the first response to sanctions against Iran’s missile deliveries, so the national airline Iran Air is expected to stop its direct flights between Tehran and London, which have been operating every two days until now.

According to the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister David Lammy, who traveled to Kyiv on Wednesday with his American colleague Antony Blinken, will announce more than 600 million pounds (HUF 285 billion) worth of support for Ukraine during his negotiations. The benefit is part of a package of 242 million pounds, prepared for immediate disbursement, which can be used for humanitarian, energy industry and long-term economic stabilization purposes, as well as for launching reforms and reconstruction tasks.

Military equipment delivered

In addition, London guarantees up to 484 million dollars (175 billion forints) for loans to be disbursed by the World Bank this year, which aim to strengthen the stability of the Ukrainian economy. The global loan to be provided with a British guarantee can be used for the maintenance of vital public services, including the operation of schools and hospitals, as well as for the remuneration of public administration employees and the financing of pension payments – MTI quotes the information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London on Wednesday.

In his statement to the foreign affairs briefing, British Defense Secretary John Healey announced that the military equipment announced for Ukraine in April – including anti-aircraft missiles, equipment for F-16 fighter jets, AS90 self-propelled guns and their spare gun barrels, as well as military watercraft and naval guns – Britain has already delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Healey also announced on Wednesday that the British government will deliver hundreds more air defense missiles, tens of thousands of artillery shells and armored vehicles to Ukraine this year.