The British government’s support for Ukraine has remained steady despite the upheaval of recent months, with Liz Truss succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister, with Sunak soon after.
The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak orients himself to maintain or even increase military aid to Ukraine next year, but also to face the international competitors “not with big rhetorical words, but with dynamic pragmatism”.
The British government’s support for Ukraine has remained steady despite the upheaval of recent months, with Liz Truss succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister, with Sunak soon after.
However, some Conservatives see Sunak as less aggressive against China compared to Truss, despite the fact that a planned meeting between Sunak and Chinese President Xi at the recent G20 summit in Bali fell through and last week, London banned the installation of Chinese-made cameras in sensitive government buildings.
“Under my leadership we will not choose the status quo. We will do things differently,” Sunak said in an excerpt released by his office from his first major foreign policy speech. Sunak plans to speak in London’s financial center today.
He said that his priorities will be “freedom, open approach and legality”.
European officials had questioned whether Britain under Johnson had remained genuinely committed to legal Brexit deals, with a particular focus on Northern Ireland.
On Ukraine, Sunak hinted that there would be no change in the policy followed by Johnson and Truss.
“We will stand by Ukraine as long as necessary. We will maintain our increase in military aid next year and provide new support to air defense,” Sunak said.
In September Britain announced that it was the second largest provider of military aid to Ukraine after the US, providing military aid of 2.70 billion euros during the current year.
Sunak will stress the need for Britain to take a long-term approach to its adversaries and competitors, whom he would not name, according to a released excerpt of his speech, stressing that Britain should to make a “leap of evolution” in its approach to its foreign policy.
“This means that we should have a stronger economy at home, as it is the basis for our strength abroad, and it also means that we stand up to our competitors, not with big rhetoric, but with dynamic pragmatism.” he will emphasize himself.
Sunak has previously described China as “a systemic challenge,” but “also the biggest state threat to our economic security.”
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