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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

West to send ‘more lethal aid’ to Ukraine, UK defence secretary says

Ukrainian armed forces self-propelled howitzers fire at positions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the settlement of Makariv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian armed forces self-propelled howitzers fire at positions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the settlement of Makariv, Ukraine. Photograph: Maksim Levin/Reuters

Britain’s defence secretary has said western nations have agreed to send armoured vehicles and long-range artillery to Ukraine, at a special donor conference attended by more than 35 countries, including the US.

Ben Wallace, who convened the event, said there would be “more lethal aid going into Ukraine” but that it would not include tanks or some of the other more deadly weapons that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, had asked for in the past week.

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