Britain plans to call on NATO to purchase missiles and shells for Ukraine jointly
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British Foreign Minister David Cameron intends to urge NATO members to collaborate in acquiring shells and missiles for Ukraine and amplify defense expenditures, production, and services in response to persistent Russian aggression and the risk it poses to global stability.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain reports this.
Cameron intends to stress the importance of ongoing support for Ukraine at the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. According to him, Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before.
"He will encourage NATO Allies to sign up to British-led initiatives to buy NATO standard missiles and munitions for Ukraine's armed forces," the British Foreign Office emphasized.
The ministry also noted that all Alliance members agree that Ukraine will join NATO. In addition, Great Britain will continue to work to ensure that Kyiv takes significant steps towards membership.
"We must sustain the critical support Ukraine needs to win the war.
Allies need to step up and spend more on defense in the face of continued Russian aggression and a more dangerous world," Cameron stressed.
Earlier, the foreign ministers of Germany, Poland, and France stated that the European allies of NATO should assume greater responsibility for the defense of the continent.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg proposed to create a fund of allied contributions in the amount of 100 billion dollars over five years for Ukraine as part of the package to be signed by the leaders of the member countries of the Alliance at the summit in Washington.
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It should be noted that on April 3-4, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, will hold talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell.
Kuleba will also meet with the foreign ministers of Great Britain, Denmark, Spain, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary and New Zealand.
A scheduled meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council will be held on Thursday, April 4.
"Key attention will be paid to increasing military aid to Ukraine, strengthening our country's air defense, and increasing weapons production capacity.
President Zelensky's Peace Formula, the use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's needs, and other pressing issues will also be key topics discussed in the meetings," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Kuleba's visit will take place during the Council of Foreign Ministers of NATO countries dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Alliance, which will be the first such meeting for Sweden as a full member.
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