Prior to a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, the UK Government announced a £450 million ‘surge’ of military ...

The meeting, co-hosted by Mr Healey and his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, is intended to continue planning for a ...

Defense Secretary John Healey of Britain, who co-chaired the meeting with Mr. Pistorius, announced more than 21 billion euros ($23.8 billion) in pledges of military aid to Ukraine from NATO allies ...

Mr Healey said: “The work of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group is vital to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position and pile pressure on Putin to help force him to end this terrible war.

Friday’s meeting at Nato headquarters is the 27th gathering of the UDCG and the second to be chaired by Mr Healey, bringing together defence ministers from 50 nations. It was co-chaired by ...

Overall, 30 countries are expected to contribute to the group, the MoD has said. Mr Healey said on Saturday: “Our coalition of nations, working at pace and willing to stand with Ukraine for the ...

The meeting, co-hosted by Mr Healey and his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, is intended to continue planning for a “reassurance force” that can be deployed to Ukraine in the event of a ...

Politics latest: Starmer insists he is not watering down grooming gangs inquiry Mr Healey said: "We cannot jeopardise the peace by forgetting about the war. "The daily reality for millions of ...

But echoing a warning from Sir Keir Starmer last month, Mr Healey said: “Today is one month to the day in which Russia rejected President Trump’s peace settlement. “Putin said he wanted ...

Image: John Healey and Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius take part in the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting Speaking at the start of the meeting, Mr Healey warned: "2025 is the ...