This is a first for a Western leader since the start of the war in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the Ukrainian Parliament by videoconference on Tuesday and announce 300 million pounds of additional military aid to kyiv.
“This is your hour of glory,” he must tell Ukrainian MPs, according to a Downing Street press release published Monday evening.
“When my country was threatened with invasion in the Second World War, our Parliament, like yours, continued to meet during the conflict, and the British people showed such unity and determination that we remember our period of great peril as our hour of glory, ”he must say during his speech scheduled around 10 a.m. (UK time).
Defensive equipment, drone deliveries…
He must also announce a new component of military aid worth 300 million pounds (357 million euros), including in particular defensive armament equipment.
So far, the UK has supplied Ukraine with 5,000 anti-tank missiles, five anti-aircraft missile systems with over 100 missiles and 4.5 tons of explosives.
The United Kingdom will also provide drones in the coming weeks "to provide logistical support to isolated armed forces", according to Downing Street.
Boris Johnson must also tell parliamentarians that the UK is “proud to be a friend of Ukraine”.
The British Prime Minister is the first Western leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
On April 9, he made a surprise visit to kyiv and walked the deserted streets of the capital alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The United Kingdom announced at the end of April that it would “very soon” reopen its embassy in kyiv, which had been relocated at the start of the conflict.
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Boris Johnson announces the dispatch of armored vehicles and anti-ship missiles during a visit to Kyiv
For its part, the European Commission should propose Tuesday a 6th package of sanctions which would include a timetable for the gradual cessation of Russian oil imports, which represent 30% of oil imports from the European Union.
If the 27 Member States agree on this measure, the cessation of purchases of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia will be gradual, over six to eight months.