- Chancellor visits Kyiv to demonstrate UK's unwavering
support.
- Comes as UK announces almost £290 million of support for
Ukraine's resilience and energy security, on top of the
latest $1 billion of UK fiscal support for essential services.
- Reeves sees first-hand how UK money is supporting financial,
defence and social recovery projects.
- Total UK non-military support for this year now £1.5bn,
helping rebuild Ukraine as well as boosting British businesses at
home.
has pledged the UK will go
further and faster to support Ukraine's recovery as she
visited Kyiv.
The trip symbolises a continued pledge that the UK will not only
support the country in its military defence but to support
Ukraine as the country recovers financially.
During the visit today (Saturday 27 June), the Chancellor met
families at a UK supported centre for rehabilitation of children
with disabilities. The UK has provided funding to the SPIRIT
Investment Project Financing, which helps the most warimpacted
and vulnerable Ukrainian families.
The Chancellor met with Ukraine Minister of Defence Mykhailo
Fedorov alongside British and Ukrainian defence companies to be
shown cutting edge battlefield technology. The Chancellor was
talked through how this technology is both helping bolster
Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression and drive growth and
investment in the UK & Ukraine, with over 800 UK jobs created
by the companies on show in the room alone.
In Kyiv, the Chancellor paid her respects to the those killed
during Russia's illegal full-scale invasion at the memorial wall
at St Michael's. She also saw damage at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra,
one of Europe's holiest sites that was significantly damaged
during a major Russian attack earlier this month.
The Chancellor's visits follows discussions with her counterparts
at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk. She held talks
with Sergii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Kristupas
Vaitieknas the Minister of Finance for Lithuania and Andrzej
Domaski, Minister of Finance and Economy of Poland.
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference the UK announced over £290
million of support for Ukraine's resilience and energy security
through bilateral assistance and a UKEF backed deal, on top of
the latest $1 billion of UK fiscal support that, pooled with
partners' support, will provide more than $4bn to sustain
essential public services.
In total, this brings UK non-military support to Ukraine in
2026/27 to £1.5bn ($2bn)andthat'son top of the UK's £3bn p.a.
military commitment to Ukraine until the end of the decade or for
as long as it takes.
, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
said:
"The UK's support for Ukraine is ironclad. I'm proud to visit
Kyiv to see the benefits of UK investment.
"Our partnership is not only helping Ukraine on the battlefield,
but providing the financial firepower to build back stronger,
help vulnerable people and protect critical infrastructure.
"Ukraine's security is Europe's security and we will continue to
support the people of Ukraine."
In total, the UK has committed up to £25 billion for Ukraine -
£16 billion inmilitarysupport, up to £5.6 billion in
non-militarysupport and a £3.5 billion in UK export finance.
This funding is providing vital support to Ukraine and its people
as they withstand brutal Russian attacks.
UK has support enabling more than 28,000 households and
businesses to keep their lights and heating on over winter and is
helping to protect 25% of Ukraine's national energy
infrastructure from further attacks.
The UK also continues to bear down on the Kremlin having
sanctioned over Russia-linked 3,400 targets, while supporting
Ukraine's long-term prosperity.
This reflects the UK's leading role in Ukraine's recovery: not
just on the battlefield, but in the homes,businesses, and
infrastructure that Ukrainians depend on every day.
