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The government has announced another 450 million pounds of military support for KYIV, as the United Kingdom and Germany are preparing to host a meeting of 50 countries in Brussels.

UK Defense Minister John Healy said that defense officials are suppressing “the pressure of the tendon” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and forced him to end his invasion of Ukraine.

“We must escalate to deter the Russian aggression by continuing to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses,” he added.

The package includes funding for hundreds of thousands of drones and anti -cars mines.

About 350 million pounds will be provided by the United Kingdom, with additional funding from Norway through the UK -led international fund to Ukraine.

The package includes 160 million pounds to provide reforms and maintenance for vehicles and equipment that has already provided by the United Kingdom to Ukraine.

The government said that the “near” military aid package, with the financing of radar systems, anti -tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones, is worth more than 250 million pounds, is also part of the package.

Haley said the group’s work “is vital to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position.”

“We cannot endanger peace by forgetting the war, and that is why the main package today will joke support to fight the front lines in Ukraine,” he said.

2025 is the decisive year for Ukraine.

“Our job as defense ministers is to put in the hands of the Ukrainian war fighters what they need.”

The fund follows a series of military pledges to Ukraine from the United Kingdom.

Last month, Sir Kerr Starmer A announced A 1.6 billion pounds missile deal for Ukraine, After the European Leadership summit in London, in addition to a loan of 2.2 billion pounds to provide more military aid supported by the profits of the frozen Russian assets.

Lib Dems said that the support package announced on Friday was a “small change” and called on the government to seize Russian assets in Britain to give Ukraine more funding.

“While we welcome any increase in Ukraine’s support, this package is a simple change compared to what is required to combat Putin’s barbaric war,” said Helen Maguire, a party spokeswoman.

Haley and his German counterpart, Defense Secretary Boris Peporius, are clarifying a meeting on Friday for the Ukraine Defense Group, which was traditionally hosted by the US Secretary of Defense until Donald Trump became president in January.

Since then, in a sign of the United States Retreat One of the European security issues, Haley took over as president.

The meeting follows a similar gathering for the defense ministers from 30 countries in the British Franco “Al -Raghiba Alliance”Who met in Brussels to discuss stabilizing power in Ukraine to ensure permanent peace.

Healy said he did not imagine a “reassurance force” that would “separate the changing aspects of the connection line,” according to the news agency of Agence France -Presse, but added that the strengthening of Ukraine armies would be a major part of the plan.

Trump once said that he would end the war in Ukraine in less than 24 hours – but so far, his attempts to end the conflict have not made a limited success.

In March, Putin refused Trump’s call for an immediate and full ceasefire for a month – To which Kyiv agreed – instead he only says that he will stop the attacks on energy infrastructure.

With the progress of the diplomatic field, the fighting continues on the confrontation line between the Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Voludimir Zelensky has publicly admitted that his forces were active in the Russian region of Beljorod, as it borders to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian forces are also fighting in the Russian Kursk region – although Russia has since regained most of the lands.

On Thursday night, Russia attacked Ukraine with waves of drones, with strikes that were hit by at least four people in the Kharkiv region, according to the regional ruler. The drones coming from Ukraine were also intercepted in the Kursk and Baljuroud regions, according to the Russian government media.