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Rishi Sunak: UK to become first nation to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons

Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

18 February 2023 18:04 (UTC +04:00)

The United Kingdom is training Ukrainian soldiers and will also help any nation to provide planes to Ukraine, said British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Munich Security Conference.

However, he did not make any commitment to send fighter jets to Ukraine any time soon. He said that the UK will become the first nation to send long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Speaking at the Munich summit, UK PM apprised the gathering that his country was the first to provide tanks to Ukraine and the first to train Ukrainian pilots and marines. However, he stated that there is a need for a "military strategy and a political strategy."

"Ukraine needs and deserves the assurance," Sunak said adding that the UK will be the first nation to aid Ukraine by supplying longer-range weapons. "UK is ready to help any country to provide Ukraine planes they need today but we must also train Ukrainian pilots to use advanced jets."