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"Prime Minister Keir Starmer recommits to £3 billion a year of military support for Ukraine until 2030/31 and for as long as needed"

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changefromhr · 11/07/2024 07:31

That's a huge amount of money for a war that's not going to end anytime soon.
3 BILLION a year!
3 x 1 thousand millions!
Where is this money going to come from? This is in addition to almost £12.5bn in military, humanitarian and economic support already given for Ukraine since Russia’s illegal and miscalculated full scale invasion in February 2022.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-stand-with-ukraine-for-as-long-as-it-takes-pm-to-tell-nato

UK to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, PM to tell NATO

The international community cannot waver in the face of relentless Russian aggression, the Prime Minister will tell NATO today.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-stand-with-ukraine-for-as-long-as-it-takes-pm-to-tell-nato

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Xhakalaka · 11/07/2024 08:01

If Putin gets Ukraine he'll move further west and our democracies and lives are fucked. We're not just protecting Ukraine's sovereign state we're protecting our own.

FinalCeleryScheme · 11/07/2024 08:01

Supporting Ukraine is a bigger priority than anything else.

Starmer’s willingness to continue support is a very good thing.

WinterMorn · 11/07/2024 07:56

broccolienthusiast · 11/07/2024 07:47

You do realise that if Ukraine falls we are all fucked right?

Unfortunately, it seems that many people, including the OP, don’t realise that at all. They can’t see beyond their own back yard or limited self interest. What the recent election has shown is the woeful grasp that a sizeable chunk of the populace have when it comes to geo-politics and the concept of a world behind the UK. It’s very worrying.

HappiestSleeping · 11/07/2024 07:56

hamstersarse · 11/07/2024 07:53

For what reason do you think that?

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Because Putin is unlikely to stop at just Ukraine.

hamstersarse · 11/07/2024 07:53

broccolienthusiast · 11/07/2024 07:47

You do realise that if Ukraine falls we are all fucked right?

For what reason do you think that?

rewilded · 11/07/2024 07:52

That is a worry for sure. It will stoke things up and as our own defence is weak will also make us a target.

broccolienthusiast · 11/07/2024 07:47

You do realise that if Ukraine falls we are all fucked right?

WinterMorn · 11/07/2024 07:37

Ukraine needs our support. The cost of a Putin victory will be far more than financial. Should he decide to turn his attention to a NATO member then all bets are off. Funding Ukraine now is an investment in all our futures.

Impossiblethree · 11/07/2024 07:33

Absolutely ridiculous.

BowlOfNoodles · 11/07/2024 07:32

But wants to cut down on the disabled bill in the uk wow

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