During the meeting in Riga, the ongoing efforts to counter Russia in the Nordic states and the Baltic will be mainly discussed.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a large supply of artillery ammunition to Ukraine later today during a meeting with leaders of northern European, Baltic and Dutch states in Latvia.
During the meeting in Riga, the ongoing efforts to counter Russia in the Nordic states and the Baltic will be mainly discussed.
Mr. Sunak will ask the leaders of the other countries participating in the joint expeditionary force (Joint Expeditionary Force, JEF) to maintain or increase in 2023 the level of support they provided to Ukraine this year, according to a press release made public yesterday Sunday from Downing Street.
It will also announce that London will deliver “hundreds of thousands of artillery shells next year under a £250m contract” (€287m), which will “guarantee a permanent flow of ammunition essential for artillery in Ukraine throughout 2023”, always according to the announcement.
Britain has led the way in providing “defense aid to Ukraine, notably by sending multiple rocket launchers and, recently, 125 anti-aircraft guns,” the statement from the Conservative government leader’s office continued.
“We have also procured over 100,000 missiles since February,” the month Russia’s attack was launched, it added.
Last month, Mr Sunak went to Kyiv to offer extra support to Ukraine in its war with Russia.
“The UK and our European allies responded in a synchronized manner to Russia’s invasion” of Ukraine and “we will remain unwavering in our ambition to restore peace to Europe,” Mr Sunak said, according to the Downing Street statement.
“But to achieve peace we must prevent any attack and the joint deployment of our forces in the region is essential to ensure we have the ability to respond to the most serious threats.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also address the participants of the meeting of the JEF countries (Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom).
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