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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

UK promises £1bn in military aid to defeat ‘appalling dictator’ Putin in Ukraine

PA Wire

Vladimir Putin is an “appalling dictator” and his troops must be pushed out of Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said as the UK committed a further £1 billion to the war effort.

The new funding is a significant increase on the £1.3 billion of military assistance already provided, with Boris Johnson claiming British support was “transforming Ukraine’s defences” against the Russian onslaught.

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