The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with a loan of over £ 2 billion

These funds will be directed to the purchase of air defense (air defense) and artillery systems, which has become part of Ukraine's support in its military efforts against Russia. On October 22, the press service of the British government reported. The loan was approved in June and it is part of a broader G7 support program for Ukraine support. The total amount of assistance under this program is $ 50 billion, which will go to the military, budget and restorative needs of the country.

The United Kingdom has allocated a significant part - £ 12. 8 billion - for military, humanitarian and economic assistance since the beginning of the conflict. "Our support for Ukraine and its men and women in their struggle for freedom from Putin's aggression is unwavering and will remain as much as it will be needed," said the Treasury Chancellor Rachel Rivz. Credit financing is due to the profits from frozen Russian assets under the sanctions of Western countries.

These assets include about € 260 billion cash and securities frozen in the Western countries. More than two -thirds of these assets are stored in the Belgian Depository of EuroClear. Moscow has repeatedly condemned the freezing of its assets. Representatives of the Kremlin, including the press -secretary Dmitry Peskov, stated that they consider these actions as "expropriation" and promise to take measures in response if Western countries transfer assets to Ukraine.

One of the steps of Russia was the decree that allows the use of American property in the Russian Federation to compensate for losses. "Of course, on the basis of reciprocity we will not be mirror, but in the extent that it meets our interests, to choose other methods for action in response," - threatened Peskov. We will remind, on October 17 the government of Germany published an updated list of military assistance for Ukraine, which includes anti -aircraft missiles for Ukrainian Frankensam SPR.