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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

MoD accused of ‘go-slow’ with half of £900m Ukraine fund unused

Ukrainian service personnel fire an anti-aircraft cannon
Ukrainian service personnel fire an anti-aircraft cannon at a frontline near Bakhmut in March. Photograph: RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters

More than half of a £900m military fund for Ukraine run by the British Ministry of Defence has not been used because of bureaucratic delays in handing out contracts.

The UK-led International Fund for Ukraine counts nine countries among its donors. Critics claim its provision of weapons to the frontline has been slow.

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