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UK pledges £2.26bn loan, £752m arms, nuclear aid.

6/18/2026

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  • The UK will fund a £2.26 billion loan to Kyiv using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
  • Britain announced a £752 million weapons package of 150,000 drones, over 350 air-defence missiles and radars to protect Ukrainian civilians from Russian attacks.
  • The United Kingdom pledged £210 million for Ukraine’s nuclear-energy sector, imposed 70 sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet and will assume command of Multinational Force for Ukraine headquarters in July under Major General Tom Bateman.