The UK and our allies condemn the Russian government’s unprovoked and premeditated war against Ukraine.
The UK and our international partners are united in support for Ukraine. The UK government is providing a range of economic, humanitarian and defensive military assistance to Ukraine, and is imposing additional sanctions on Russia and Belarus.
The UK government is providing a range of economic, humanitarian and defensive military assistance to Ukraine, and is imposing additional sanctions on Russia and Belarus.
We are:
- providing humanitarian aid for vital medical supplies and other help. We have committed almost £400 million overall, including £220m of humanitarian assistance. This includes matching, pound-for-pound, £25 million of public donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine humanitarian appeal.
- providing military aid to Ukraine, continuing to work with international partners to supply vital weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So far we have delivered a wide range of equipment including thousands of anti-tank weapons, as well as anti-air missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, armoured vehicles, artillery, small arms, ammunition and non-lethal aid including helmets, body armour, rations and medical equipment. On 17 June, the Prime Minister announced plans for a major UK-led training scheme to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine
- changing the immigration system to support British nationals and their families who usually live in Ukraine, and Ukrainians in the UK and their families. We are also offering a sponsorship scheme, Homes for Ukraine, allowing individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK.
- delivering an unprecedented package of sanctions to cut off funding for Putin’s war machine. We have now sanctioned over 1,000 individuals, entities and subsidiaries since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, including 69 leading oligarchs. We have coordinated with our allies on sanctions aimed at starving the Russian government of funds to further its unprovoked war against Ukraine, including a joint decision by all G7 countries to remove Russian banks from the SWIFT system.