UK signs security cooperation agreement with Ukraine and pledges 2.5 billion pounds for 2024-25
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Kyiv and signed a UK-Ukraine Agreement on Security Cooperation with President Zelensky, covering intelligence sharing, cyber security, training and defence industry cooperation, with a commitment to consult Ukraine and provide rapid defence aid if Russia attacked again. Ukrinform reported the UK pledged 2.5 billion pounds in military aid for 2024-25, including at least 200 million pounds for drones. It was the first of a series of bilateral security agreements Ukraine signed with Western states in 2024.
- When
- 12 January 2024
- Where
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- What
- policy
- Acting party
- Government of the United Kingdom, Government of Ukraine
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Both governments announced the agreement.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
- Evidence Ukrinform
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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