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title: "Ukraine to receive $580 million of UK-led military support"
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# Ukraine to receive $580 million of UK-led military support

> LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine will receive fresh military support worth 450 million pounds ($580 million), Britain said on Friday, as European allies attempt to strengthen the country's position ahead of any peace deal with Russia.

By Reuters · Published 11 April 2025, 06:46 SAST · Updated 11 April 2025, 06:46 SAST

## Key points
- In a bid to keep the military gears grinding and Russian ambitions in check, Britain is splashing £350 million from its £4.5 billion military support package for Ukraine, while Norway sweetens the pot, all under the watchful eye of defence ministers plotting the next strategic chess move in Brussels.
- Britain commits £350 million from a £4.5 billion military support package for Ukraine, with additional funding from Norway.
- Defence Minister John Healey leads the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels, emphasizing NATO's role in supporting Ukraine.
- The funding will enhance Ukraine's military capabilities, including repairs, radar systems, anti-tank mines, and drones.
- Healey stresses the importance of sustained support to pressure Putin and ensure peace efforts are not undermined.

## Content

Britain will provide 350 million pounds of the amount from its 4.5-billion-pound military support package for Ukraine this year, with Norway contributing further funding, Britain's ministry of defence said.

The funding comes as British defence minister John Healey chairs a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels along with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. The group includes NATO and other nations supporting Ukraine.

The funding will provide repairs and maintenance to vehicles and equipment as well as radar systems, anti-tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones.

"The work of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group is vital to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position and pile pressure on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to help force him to end this terrible war," Healey is expected to say at the meeting.

"We cannot jeopardise peace by forgetting the war, which is why today's major package will surge support to Ukraine's frontline fight."

Healey on Thursday chaired a meeting of the defence ministers of the so-called "coalition of the willing", a British and French-led peacekeeping initiative in the event of a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

($1 = 0.7744 pounds)

(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Toby Chopra