Defense Secretary will call for one 50-day drive Arm Ukraine When he presides over a meeting KeevAssociate on Monday.
John Hele It is ready to argue that the West should do it again Promote your military support for Ukraine In an effort to bring Vladimir Putin On the conversation table.
Donald Trump Already Threatened to put “very serious” tariff But Russia If it does not agree to a ceasefire till 2 September, then 50 days from We President’s announcement that he will sell “top-of-the-line” weapons NATO This can then be given to Ukraine.
On Monday, Mr. Hele will use a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) to refund Mr. Trump’s proposal and will pledge that the UK “will play our full role in its success to enhance Ukraine’s immediate fight”.
Asking Western colleagues for more support, they are expected to say: “With this, the US has launched a clock on the 50-day time limit for Putin to agree to peace or face economic sanctions.
“As members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, we need to step up with the ’50-day drive ‘to divide Ukraine on the battlefield and take Putin to the conversation table.”
It will be the fourth time on Monday when Mr. Hele presided over UDCG, and the third occasion he has done the third occasion with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
The group, which brings together the defense ministers and officials of Ukraine, chaired by the US until Mr. Trump came to power and began to return to American support for Kiev and European security.
As Mr. Hele’s comments, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that Britain had sent a £ 150 million air defense missile and artillery rounds in Ukraine in the last two months.
Delivery is part of the commitment to spend £ 700m on air defense and artillery ammunition for Ukraine this year, with other funding to provide more of drones in the war with Russia.
Britain has given 50,000 drones in Ukraine in the last six months, with 20,000 coming from alliance under the leadership of Britain and Latvia.
Monday’s UDCG is expected to look at more commitments, agreeing to purchase more air defense missiles using a 170 million euro funds from Berlin with Germany and UK.
Shadow Defense Secretary James Cartaliz said that it was “right” that the government “continues to provide all possible assistance to Ukraine”.
He said: “It is also important that we are firm to strengthen our 50-day deadline along the United States to ensure that Putin has maximum pressure to pursue peace.
“This means that all our allies are playing their role, and after the PM’s recent summit with Chancellor Merz, we hope that this 50-day drive will include German confirmation that it intends to provide Ukraine to Taurus missiles.”